Marco's Franchising LLC

Pizza & submarine sandwiches

Background

Founded: 1978 Franchising since: 1979
With 83 franchises in the Midwest, Marco's Pizza franchisees sell made-to-order pizzas, specialty pizzas and submarine sandwiches, as well as Marco's salad and Cheezybread.

Founded by Pasquale Giammarco in 1978, Marco's began franchising in 1978.

Address:
5252 Monroe St.
Toledo, Ohio 43623
Phone:
(800)262-7267/ (419)885-7000


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 34 employee(s); 6 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Units
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2009 192 0 0 0
2008 172 0 0 0
2007 160 0 0 0
2006 155 0 0 0

Where Seeking Franchisees
Nationwide

Exclusive territories available.

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $173,500 - $365,000
Franchise fee: $25,000
Ongoing royalty fee: 5.5%
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable


Type of Financing Available
In-House Third Party
Franchise Fee Yes Yes
Startup Costs No Yes
Equipment Yes Yes
Inventory No No
Accounts Receivable No No
Payroll No No

Third-party financing source(s): various banks

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $100,000
Cash liquidity requirement: $70,000
Business Experience:
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills

Operations
  • 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 6-8 weeks
  • At franchisee's location: 1-2 weeks

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
  • Regional advertising

Rankings

Franchise 500® rank:
#200 (2010); #236 (2009); #237 (2008); #185 (2007); #184 (2006);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#95 (2010);


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