Petland

Founded: 1967 Franchising since: 1971
Starting operations in 1967 in Ohio, Petland sells pets and pet-related merchandise to consumers throughout the United States, Canada, Japan, France, Chile and Israel. Each Petland location sells fish, birds, cats, dogs, small animals, reptiles and the food and accessories needed to care for them.

250 Riverside St. Chillicothe, Ohio 45601

Phone: (800)221-5935

Franchisor has 45 employee(s); 25 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	117	52	13	4
2008	126	51	9	6
2007	130	53	11	7
2006	119	50	12	6
2005	109	45	12	3

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
Outside the U.S.: Africa, Asia, Australia/new zealand, Central america, Eastern europe, Middle east, South america, Western europe

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: TBD

Total investment: $559.5K-1.4M Franchise fee: $30K

Ongoing royalty fee: 4.5% Term of agreement: 20 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	Yes

Third-party financing source(s): banks & the SBA

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $125K
Business Experience:

• Demonstrated team-building skills

Operations

• 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 18
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 3 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 3 weeks
• In-store training : 1-4 weeks

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Customized annual marketing plan

Franchise 500® rank:
#292 (2009); #202 (2008); #192 (2007); #243 (2006); #248 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2008; 2005;

America's Top Global Franchises:
#159 (2008); #140 (2007); #183 (2006);