Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Pizza Ranch | |
| Investment | 1624000 - 449800 | 769200 - 3459498 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 2.25% |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Pizza Ranch | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Pizza Ranch | |
| 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 Ranch | |
| 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. | 4-week manager training program. General managers/operators split their time between classroom training at our Restaurant Support Center in Orange City, IA and hands-on training at one of our training stores. In addition, a Pizza Ranch Store Opening Team provides pre-opening in-store training for your staff and will work with your team during and after the restaurant opening. |
| 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. | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Pizza Ranch | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Ranch | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 2% |
| Pizza Ranch | 2.25% |
| Year Founded | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Pizza Ranch | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Pizza Ranch | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 15 years +5 |
| Pizza Ranch | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Ranch | $2,500 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | No |
| Pizza Ranch | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
| Equipment | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza} | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
| Inventory | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
| Receivables | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
| Payroll | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
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 Ranch | 4-week manager training program. General managers/operators split their time between classroom training at our Restaurant Support Center in Orange City, IA and hands-on training at one of our training stores. In addition, a Pizza Ranch Store Opening Team provides pre-opening in-store training for your staff and will work with your team during and after the restaurant opening. |
| 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 Ranch | |
| Marketing | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
| Operations | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Ranch | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pizza Ranch | |