CiCi's Pizza

Founded: 1985 Franchising since: 1987
Joe Croce opened the first CiCi's Pizza restaurant in Plano, Texas, in 1985. CiCi's locations offer an all-you-can-eat buffet stocked with pizza, pasta, salads and desserts.

The company, which began franchising in 1987, has restaurants throughout the southern United States.

1080 W. Bethel Rd. Coppell, Texas 75019

Phone: (972)745-4200

Franchisor has 76 employee(s); 7 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	620	0	0	19
2008	613	0	0	21
2007	597	0	0	22
2006	574	0	0	17
2005	540	0	0	16

Where Seeking Franchisees
Not available in the U.S.

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $448.5K-712.9K Franchise fee: $30K

Ongoing royalty fee: 4% Term of agreement: 10 years

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
Cash liquidity requirement: $134.6K-213.9K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• 8-12 weeks+

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Local media advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#91 (2009); #92 (2008); #75 (2007); #68 (2006); #85 (2005);

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

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#51 (2006); #96 (2005);