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Extreme Pizza

Gourmet pizzas, take-&-bake pizza, subs, salads

Background

Founded: 1994 Franchising since: 2000
1062 Folsom St.
San Francisco, California 94103
Phone:
(415)703-8122


Franchisor has 11 employee(s); 6 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2009 32 0 1 9
2008 20 0 1 8
2007 31 0 0 7
2006 22 0 0 8
2005 24 0 0 6

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

Exclusive territories available.

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $169K-376K
Franchise fee: $30K
Ongoing royalty fee: 4%
Term of agreement: 15 years, renewable


Type of Financing Available
In-House Third Party
Franchise Fee No Yes
Startup Costs No Yes
Equipment No Yes
Inventory No No
Accounts Receivable No No
Payroll No No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K
Business Experience:
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills

Operations
  • 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

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

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

Marketing Support
  • Co-op advertising
  • Ad slicks

Rankings

Franchise 500® rank:
#381 (2008); #381 (2006); #369 (2005);

Top New Ranking:
#26 (2005);