Marco's Franchising LLC

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.

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 Growth

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
2005	138	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, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $218K-419.5K Franchise fee: $17.5K

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: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $70K
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

• 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

Franchise 500® rank:
#236 (2009); #237 (2008); #185 (2007); #184 (2006); #281 (2005);