Dominic's of New York/Johnnyboy's

Italian sausages, hot dogs, sandwiches

Background

Founded: 1995 Franchising since: 1996
His grandfather sold Italian candies and roasted peanuts from a vending cart at street fairs. His father sold Italian sausages from a street cart. When John Felico started Dominic's of New York in 1995, it wasn't too surprising he also chose to operate a food cart. Dominic's sells Italian sausages and a variety of sandwiches at stores, malls and ballparks.
Dominic's of New York has a long-term contract with Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse to place kiosks at many of their locations nationwide.

4101 Cox Rd., #120
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-3320

Phone:
(804)273-0600

Franchisor has 10 employee(s); 10 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	50	0	0	0
2006	50	0	0	0
2005	56	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

Exclusive territories available.

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $31.2K-389.4K
Franchise fee: $10K-25K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5%
Term of agreement: Varies, 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
Net worth requirement: $100K
Cash liquidity requirement: $20K
Business Experience:

Industry experience
General business experience
Marketing skills

Operations

10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4
Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators)