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Buck's Pizza

Pizza, pasta, hoagies, wings, salads

Background

Founded: 1994 Franchising since: 1994
P.O. Box 405
DuBois, Pennsylvania 15801
Phone:
(814)371-3076


Franchisor has 9 employee(s)

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2009 46 0 0 0
2008 -- -- -- --
2007 73 0 0 0
2006 73 0 0 0
2005 73 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

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Varies

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $165.5K-345.4K
Franchise fee: $20K
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: $200K
Cash liquidity requirement: $60K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills

Operations
  • 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 1 week
  • At franchisee's location: 2 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

Rankings

Franchise 500® rank:
#433 (2005);