Bellacino's Pizza & Grinders Inc.

Founded: 1993 Franchising since: 1995

10096 Shaver Rd. Portage, Michigan 49024

Phone: (877)379-0700

Franchisor has 9 employee(s); 1 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2008	94	0	0	0
2007	94	0	0	0
2006	93	0	0	0
2005	86	0	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Canada, Middle east, Western europe

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 3 mile radius

Total investment: $259K-411K Franchise fee: $30K

Ongoing royalty fee: 3% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	No
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $80K

Operations

• 32% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 22 - 22
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 14 days
• At franchisee's location: 10 days
• Ongoing

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#345 (2008); #267 (2007); #277 (2006);