Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Gatti's Pizza | |
| Investment | 89500 - 593500 | 1157812 - 1399677 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1982 | 1969 |
| Year Franchised | 1986 | 1974 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Gatti'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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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Gatti's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Gatti's Pizza | |
| Training | Gatti's Pizza requires that the franchisee's General Manager along with one other manager or operator participate in the Gatti's Pizza Training Program. This will ensure that two people have the knowledge and skills to run a successful operation. The training program consists of the following:Gatti's Pizza Delivery/Carryout & Gatti's Pizza Buffet Three weeks of hands-on training facilitated by a Gatti's Pizza Franchise Business Consultant in a Gatti's Pizza Regional Training restaurant. GattiTown Five weeks of hands-on training facilitated by a Gatti's Pizza Franchise Business Consultant in a Regional GattiTown Training restaurant. For those individuals who require additional instruction and learning time, the Gatti's Pizza Support Team is geared toward providing one additional week of training to help ensure that each operator is confident in his or her ability to manage the restaurant. The Gatti's Pizza Training team also consists of ongoing field training with an assigned Franchise Business Consultant and additional classroom-based training, as well as enriched industry knowledge and ongoing operational support. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | * Industry Expertise * Training: Prior, Pre-Opening and Ongoing * Marketing & Advertising * Ongoing Operations Support * Real Estate & Development * Construction & Design * Equipment * Research & Development * Ongoing Communications |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media | |
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Gatti'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 | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Gatti's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Gatti's Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 3% |
| Gatti's Pizza | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1% |
| Gatti's Pizza | |
| Year Founded | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1982 |
| Gatti's Pizza | 1969 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1986 |
| Gatti's Pizza | 1974 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Gatti's Pizza | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Gatti's Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| 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. |
| Gatti's Pizza | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | No |
| Gatti's Pizza | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Gatti's Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza} | |
| Gatti's Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Gatti's Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Gatti's Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Gatti's Pizza | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Gatti's Pizza | Gatti's Pizza requires that the franchisee's General Manager along with one other manager or operator participate in the Gatti's Pizza Training Program. This will ensure that two people have the knowledge and skills to run a successful operation. The training program consists of the following:Gatti's Pizza Delivery/Carryout & Gatti's Pizza Buffet Three weeks of hands-on training facilitated by a Gatti's Pizza Franchise Business Consultant in a Gatti's Pizza Regional Training restaurant. GattiTown Five weeks of hands-on training facilitated by a Gatti's Pizza Franchise Business Consultant in a Regional GattiTown Training restaurant. For those individuals who require additional instruction and learning time, the Gatti's Pizza Support Team is geared toward providing one additional week of training to help ensure that each operator is confident in his or her ability to manage the restaurant. The Gatti's Pizza Training team also consists of ongoing field training with an assigned Franchise Business Consultant and additional classroom-based training, as well as enriched industry knowledge and ongoing operational support. |
| Support | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Gatti's Pizza | * Industry Expertise * Training: Prior, Pre-Opening and Ongoing * Marketing & Advertising * Ongoing Operations Support * Real Estate & Development * Construction & Design * Equipment * Research & Development * Ongoing Communications |
| Marketing | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Ad slicks, National media |
| Gatti's Pizza | |
| Operations | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Gatti's Pizza | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, |
| Gatti's Pizza | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Gatti's Pizza | |
| International Expansion | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Gatti's Pizza | |