CiCi's Pizza

#163

At a Glance

Products & Services: All-you-can-eat pizza buffet

Number of Locations: 545

Total Investment: $203.81K - 729.58K

Founded: 1985

Began Franchising: 1987

About CiCi's Pizza

Joe Croce opened the first CiCi's Pizza restaurant in Plano, Texas, in 1985. CiCi's locations offer an all-you-can-eat buffet stocked with pizza, pasta, salads and desserts.

The company, which began franchising in 1987, has restaurants in 35 states.

Franchise Units

Year	U.S.	Canadian	International	Company Owned
2012	535	0	0	10
2011	579	0	0	11
2010	609	0	0	13
2009	620	0	0	19

Where Seeking Franchisees: Franchisor is seeking new franchise units in the following states:
Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northeast, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South, South Carolina, South Dakota, Southeast, Southwest, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West, Wisconsin, West Virginia.

Startup Costs, Ongoing Fees and Financing

Total Investment: $203,813 - $729,580
Franchise Fee: $15,000 - $30,000
Ongoing Royalty Fee: 4-6%
Term of Franchise Agreement: 10 years, renewable

Financial Requirements

Net Worth: $750,000
Liquid Cash Available: $250,000

Operations

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators).

Financing Type	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee
Startup Costs
Equipment
Inventory
Accounts Receivable
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How This Franchise Supports Franchisees

Training: Available at headquarters: 8 weeks. Additional training : 2 weeks.

Ongoing Support: Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives, Lease Negotiation

Marketing Support: Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising,