Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Old Chicago | Freshslice Pizza | |
| Investment | 1331500 - 2187000 | 130000 - 325000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | 0 |
| Year Founded | 1976 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Old Chicago | Freshslice Pizza | |
| Experience | - Be entrepreneurial. - Have management experience. - Process partnership mentality. - Have food or retail experience. - Be financially stable. - Be passionate about the Freshslice brand. | |
Financing Options |
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| Old Chicago | Freshslice Pizza | |
| Franchise Fees | ||
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| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| Old Chicago | Freshslice Pizza | |
| Training | The Old Chicago training department will provide Franchisees, their management team, and staff, comprehensive training programs that combine both restaurant and classroom training. All Franchise management teams will receive seven weeks of in-store training at a designated Old Chicago training restaurant. On-The-Job Training: 350 hours | The initial training is 15 days full time. The Training is held in one of our Training Stores. |
| Support | A set of comprehensive manuals are provided to an Old Chicago Franchisee upon the signing of the Operating Agreement. These manuals are designed for easy reference and serve as an authoritative source of information about Old Chicago standard operating policies and procedures. These manuals are frequently updated to reflect Old Chicago's response to the changing needs of today's guests. Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software | - Business coach. - Buying power. - Marketing power. - Ongoing training. - Financing power. - Pre-opening support. |
| Marketing | Old Chicago restaurants rely primarily on a Local Restaurant Marketing (LRM) program that allows each store to choose the marketing programs and promotions that match the needs of the individual store's market. Advertising and promotional materials are available at a reasonable cost to Franchisees that support a LRM program. As such we employ our own graphics designer to assist Franchise Partners with their LRM design needs. We also employ a marketing professional to consult with our Franchise Partners. Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| Old Chicago | Freshslice Pizza | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
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| Freshslice Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Freshslice Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Old Chicago | 4% |
| Freshslice Pizza | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Old Chicago | 3% |
| Freshslice Pizza | 0 |
| Year Founded | |
| Old Chicago | 1976 |
| Freshslice Pizza | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Old Chicago | 2000 |
| Freshslice Pizza | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Freshslice Pizza | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Freshslice Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Freshslice Pizza | - Be entrepreneurial. - Have management experience. - Process partnership mentality. - Have food or retail experience. - Be financially stable. - Be passionate about the Freshslice brand. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Freshslice Pizza | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Old Chicago | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Inventory | |
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| Receivables | |
| Old Chicago | |
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| Payroll | |
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Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Old Chicago | The Old Chicago training department will provide Franchisees, their management team, and staff, comprehensive training programs that combine both restaurant and classroom training. All Franchise management teams will receive seven weeks of in-store training at a designated Old Chicago training restaurant. On-The-Job Training: 350 hours |
| Freshslice Pizza | The initial training is 15 days full time. The Training is held in one of our Training Stores. |
| Support | |
| Old Chicago | A set of comprehensive manuals are provided to an Old Chicago Franchisee upon the signing of the Operating Agreement. These manuals are designed for easy reference and serve as an authoritative source of information about Old Chicago standard operating policies and procedures. These manuals are frequently updated to reflect Old Chicago's response to the changing needs of today's guests. Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software |
| Freshslice Pizza | - Business coach. - Buying power. - Marketing power. - Ongoing training. - Financing power. - Pre-opening support. |
| Marketing | |
| Old Chicago | Old Chicago restaurants rely primarily on a Local Restaurant Marketing (LRM) program that allows each store to choose the marketing programs and promotions that match the needs of the individual store's market. Advertising and promotional materials are available at a reasonable cost to Franchisees that support a LRM program. As such we employ our own graphics designer to assist Franchise Partners with their LRM design needs. We also employ a marketing professional to consult with our Franchise Partners. Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Freshslice Pizza | |
| Operations | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Freshslice Pizza | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Old Chicago | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
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| Canada Expansion | |
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| International Expansion | |
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