Stuft Pizza Bar & Grill

Founded: 1976 Franchising since: 1985
Stuft Pizza was founded by Jack Bertram in 1976 as a small takeout restaurant in Cerritos, California. The company has been franchising since 1985 and has locations throughout California and Oregon. It is now based in La Quinta, California.

50855 Washington St., #210 La Quinta, California 92253

Phone: (760)777-1660

Franchisor has 3 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	15	0	0	2
2006	15	0	0	2
2005	18	0	0	2

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Arizona, California, United states, Utah

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $600K-1.7M Franchise fee: $30K-50K

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
Net worth requirement: $750K
Cash liquidity requirement: $400K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience

Operations

• 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 65
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2-6 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 1-2 weeks

Ongoing Support

• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks