Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Investment | 1624000 - 449800 | 89500 - 593500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 1% |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1986 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Experience | *Ability to manage and motivate people. Food service experience is helpful, but not required. *Ability to locate and acquire rights to sites that meet the Company's criteria. *Ability to properly finance and capitalize the investment. *Commitment to market the product in order to maximize sales and profits. | |
Financing Options |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | Yes |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| 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. | |
| 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, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media | |
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 2% |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1986 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 15 years +5 |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | *Ability to manage and motivate people. Food service experience is helpful, but not required. *Ability to locate and acquire rights to sites that meet the Company's criteria. *Ability to properly finance and capitalize the investment. *Commitment to market the product in order to maximize sales and profits. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | No |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza} | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
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. |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| 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. |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Ad slicks, National media |
| Operations | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| International Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |