Papa Murphy's

Founded: 1981 Franchising since: 1982

8000 N.E. Parkway Dr., #350 Vancouver, Washington 98662

Phone: (360)260-7272

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 106 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	1090	16	0	35
2008	1,100	15	0	55
2007	939	5	0	61
2006	885	1	0	37
2005	849	0	0	30

Where Seeking Franchisees
Not available in the U.S.
Outside the U.S.: Canada

Total investment: $203.7K-348.6K Franchise fee: $25K/15K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

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: $250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $80K

Operations

• 52.4% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 11 - 12
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed.

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 5 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
• National media
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• In-house graphics, local store marketing

Franchise 500® rank:
#51 (2009); #59 (2008); #50 (2007); #57 (2006); #49 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2009; 2008; 2007; 2006; 2005;

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#49 (2009); #66 (2008); #96 (2006); #65 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#45 (2009); #59 (2008);