The Pizza Ranch

Founded: 1981 Franchising since: 1984

204 19th St. S.E., P.O. Box 465 Orange City, Iowa 51041

Phone: (800)321-3401/ (712)707-8800

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 38 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	144	0	0	0
2008	142	0	0	0
2007	--	--	--	--
2006	--	--	--	--
2005	119	0	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
Not available in the U.S.

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Varies

Total investment: $660K-1.7M Franchise fee: $20K

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

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
Cash liquidity requirement: $200K-280K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 30 - 40
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 4 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 2 weeks

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#305 (2009); #273 (2006);