Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| CiCi's Pizza | Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Investment | 209962 - 1056527 | 1624000 - 449800 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4 - 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | greater of $2300 or 3% of sales | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1985 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1987 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| CiCi's Pizza | Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| CiCi's Pizza | Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| CiCi's Pizza | Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Training | 8-12 week training process (the VP of Training may require additional training at his/her discretion, as successful completion of training is based on proficiency) | Your ownership group and senior management staff will train for three weeks at our Shroom University training facility in Douglasville, Georgia prior to opening. When your store opens our training staff will assist you for a week prior to opening, and for two weeks after the opening. Shroom University offers a comprehensive program designed to teach you about the Front of House, Back of House, and Administrative aspects of running a Mellow Mushroom. You and your managers will learn how to make food, place orders, hire and retain personnel & maintain your POS system and mine the data it collects. A special emphasis is given to teaching you proven methods of supervising your store to decrease food and labor costs and increase cash flow. Quality control systems are also shared with you at Shroom University, and you will be provided with several financial and cost management spreadsheets. |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | Members of our operations team will visit your store(s) to ensure that our standards and practices are being upheld. These visits are also opportunities for us to continue to train your staff and help train any new employees. Our operations team will also help you implement new initiatives that are developed in conjunction with the marketing department. Our marketing team will advise you on coordinating local promotions and create collection-wide campaigns in which your store can participate. The marketing team will also provide you with designs for business cards, banners, stickers, magnets, and spec ads for use in your local market. |
| Marketing | National advertising | |
| Operations | 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25-30 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| CiCi's Pizza | Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| US Expansion | Mid West, South, South East, South West, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| CiCi's Pizza | 4 - 6% |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| CiCi's Pizza | greater of $2300 or 3% of sales |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| CiCi's Pizza | 1985 |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| CiCi's Pizza | 1987 |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| CiCi's Pizza | 10 years |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 15 years +5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| CiCi's Pizza | General business experience |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| CiCi's Pizza | No |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| CiCi's Pizza} | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| CiCi's Pizza | 8-12 week training process (the VP of Training may require additional training at his/her discretion, as successful completion of training is based on proficiency) |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Your ownership group and senior management staff will train for three weeks at our Shroom University training facility in Douglasville, Georgia prior to opening. When your store opens our training staff will assist you for a week prior to opening, and for two weeks after the opening. Shroom University offers a comprehensive program designed to teach you about the Front of House, Back of House, and Administrative aspects of running a Mellow Mushroom. You and your managers will learn how to make food, place orders, hire and retain personnel & maintain your POS system and mine the data it collects. A special emphasis is given to teaching you proven methods of supervising your store to decrease food and labor costs and increase cash flow. Quality control systems are also shared with you at Shroom University, and you will be provided with several financial and cost management spreadsheets. |
| Support | |
| CiCi's Pizza | Newsletter, Meetings, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Members of our operations team will visit your store(s) to ensure that our standards and practices are being upheld. These visits are also opportunities for us to continue to train your staff and help train any new employees. Our operations team will also help you implement new initiatives that are developed in conjunction with the marketing department. Our marketing team will advise you on coordinating local promotions and create collection-wide campaigns in which your store can participate. The marketing team will also provide you with designs for business cards, banners, stickers, magnets, and spec ads for use in your local market. |
| Marketing | |
| CiCi's Pizza | National advertising |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Operations | |
| CiCi's Pizza | 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25-30 |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| CiCi's Pizza | Mid West, South, South East, South West, |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| CiCi's Pizza | 0 |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| International Expansion | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |