Pizza Factory Inc.

Founded: 1979 Franchising since: 1985
Family owned and operated since its founding in 1979, Oakhurst, California-based Pizza Factory prepares pizzas, pasta, calzones and other favorites for its customers throughout the western United States and China.
When Danny and Carol Wheeler opened the first restaurant near Yosemite National Park, it was called Danny's Red Devil Pizza. A name change and a few years later, the first franchise was opened with the help of Ron and Joyce Willey.
Pizza Factory franchises are offered in three sizes – full, mid and express. Full and mid-sized restaurants can either stand-alone or operate within large strip and shopping centers. Express locations can operate within resorts, malls, convenience stores, gas stations and grocery stores.

49430 Rd. 426, P.O. Box 989 Oakhurst, California 93644

Phone: (800)654-4840/ (559)683-3377

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 9 employee(s); 9 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	119	0	0	0
2008	128	0	0	0
2007	135	0	0	0
2006	133	0	1	0
2005	124	0	3	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

Total investment: $85K-426K Franchise fee: $7.5K-20K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable

Express/kiosk option available

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $175K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K-80K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 14% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• At training store : 325 hours

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#351 (2009); #306 (2008); #226 (2007); #291 (2006); #286 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#193 (2007);