Pita Pit Inc.

Founded: 1995 Franchising since: 1997

105 N. 4th St., #208 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814

Phone: (208)765-3326

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 36 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	168	113	2	5
2008	155	110	2	6
2007	126	0	0	4
2006	102	0	0	1
2005	88	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
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Quarter-mile radius

Total investment: $220.7K-357K Franchise fee: $25K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% 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	Yes
Accounts Receivable	No	Yes
Payroll	No	Yes

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $75K
Business Experience:

• People skills; good work ethic

Operations

• 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 - 20
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 10 days
• At franchisee's location: 5-7 days

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• National media

Franchise 500® rank:
#157 (2009); #195 (2008); #212 (2007);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2009;

America's Top Global Franchises:
#122 (2009);