DoubleDave's Pizzaworks Systems Inc.
PizzaBackground
Founded: 1984 Franchising since: 1995
David Miller opened the first DoubleDave's Pizzaworks location in College Station, Texas, in 1984. The company found its first fans at Texas A&M University in College Station and the University of Texas, Austin, by serving up pizza, stromboli and their signature pepperoni rolls. DoubleDave's locations also have a salad bar and all-you-can eat lunch buffet.
Franchisor has 8 employee(s); 8 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
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, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 75,000 population
David Miller opened the first DoubleDave's Pizzaworks location in College Station, Texas, in 1984. The company found its first fans at Texas A&M University in College Station and the University of Texas, Austin, by serving up pizza, stromboli and their signature pepperoni rolls. DoubleDave's locations also have a salad bar and all-you-can eat lunch buffet.
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3355 Bee Caves Rd., #101 Austin, Texas 78746 |
Phone: (512)328-3283 |
Franchisor has 8 employee(s); 8 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
| Year | U.S. Franchises | Canadian Franchises | Foreign Franchises | Company Owned |
| 2007 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 75,000 population
Costs and Fees
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Total investment: $444.5K Franchise fee: $30K |
Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable |
Type of Financing Available
| In-House | Third Party | |
| Franchise Fee | No | No |
| Startup Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | Yes |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Accounts Receivable | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $300K
Cash liquidity requirement: $300K
Business Experience:
- General business experience
Operations
- 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit
- Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20
- Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Training and Support
Training
Ongoing Support
Marketing Support
- Available at headquarters: 4 weeks
- At franchisee's location: 4 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
- Regional advertising