Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Pizza Factory | |
| Investment | 1624000 - 449800 | 372000 - 562000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 3% |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1985 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Pizza Factory | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Pizza Factory | |
| 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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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Pizza Factory | |
| Training | 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. | On-The-Job Training: 214 hours Classroom Training: 26 hours Additional Training: At training store |
| Support | 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. | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 8 - 10 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Pizza Factory | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Factory | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Factory | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Factory | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 2% |
| Pizza Factory | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Pizza Factory | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Pizza Factory | 1985 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 15 years +5 |
| Pizza Factory | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Factory | $5,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Factory | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | No |
| Pizza Factory | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Factory | |
| Equipment | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza} | |
| Pizza Factory | |
| Inventory | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Factory | |
| Receivables | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Factory | |
| Payroll | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Factory | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| 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. |
| Pizza Factory | On-The-Job Training: 214 hours Classroom Training: 26 hours Additional Training: At training store |
| Support | |
| 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. |
| Pizza Factory | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Factory | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Factory | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 8 - 10 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Factory | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Factory | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Factory | |