Paciugo Italian Gelato

Gelato

Background

Founded: 2000 Franchising since: 2004

1215 Viceroy Dr.
Dallas, Texas 75247

Phone:
(214)654-9501

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 38 employee(s); 16 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	42	0	3	1
2008	31	0	3	1
2007	21	0	2	1
2006	12	0	1	9
2005	3	0	0	8

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
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Various parameters

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $183.7K-462K
Franchise fee: $30K

Ongoing royalty fee: 4.5%
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Express/kiosk option available

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: Varies
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K
Business Experience:

General business experience
Marketing skills
Compatibility with franchisor's system, customer-friendly

Operations

10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 5
Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)