Breadeaux Pizza

Founded: 1985 Franchising since: 1985
When their favorite pizzeria closed in 1984, convenience store owners Jim and Jennifer Larkin knew they had two options--live without pizza or start their own pizzeria. The couple took the entrepreneurial route and opened the first Breadeaux Pisa location in 1985.

Fifteen years later, the company, which makes pizzas with a thick French crust, had more than 60 locations operating under the Breadeaux Pizza name. Each restaurant serves a variety of entrée and dessert pizzas (such as Taco or Apple Cinnamon), submarine sandwiches, hot wings, breadsticks, pastas, salads and cookies.

P.O. Box 6158, Fairleigh Sta. St. Joseph, Missouri 64506

Phone: (816)364-1088

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 15 employee(s); 1 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	91	4	0	2
2006	92	4	0	2
2005	89	4	0	3

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, United states

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Negotiable

Special Programs
Breadeaux Pisa Inc. makes donations and participates in fund-raisers for a variety of organizations, including the YMCA, the Diabetes Association, Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, Missouri Western State College and Special Olympics Missouri.

Total investment: $69.5K-310K Franchise fee: $15K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 15 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Third-party financing source(s): Nodaway Valley Bank, Commercial Capital Leasing

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K

Operations

• 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• At franchisee's location: During first week

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media

Franchise 500® rank:
#312 (2006); #445 (2005);