Paciugo Italian Gelato
GelatoBackground
Founded: 2000 Franchising since: 2004
Franchisor is a privately-held company with 38 employee(s); 16 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, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Various parameters
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1215 Viceroy Dr. Dallas, Texas 75247 |
Phone: (214)654-9501 |
Franchisor is a privately-held company with 38 employee(s); 16 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
| Year | U.S. Franchises | Canadian Franchises | Foreign Franchises | Company Owned |
| 2009 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2008 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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.
Territory size: Various parameters
Costs and Fees
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Total investment: $183.7K-462K Franchise fee: $30K |
Ongoing royalty fee: 4.5% Term of agreement: 10 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: Varies
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K
Business Experience:
- General business experience
- Marketing skills
- Compatibility with franchisor's system, customer-friendly
Operations
- 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
- Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 5
- Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Training and Support
Training
Ongoing Support
Marketing Support
Other marketing support
- Available at headquarters: 10 days
- At franchisee's location: 5 days
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
- National media
Other marketing support
- In-house creative services, local store marketing support