Z Pizza

Pizza, salads, sandwiches, calzones

Background

Founded: 1986 Franchising since: 1999
Z Pizza was founded in 1986 and began franchising in 1999. The Newport Beach, California-based company has more than 10 units in the United States.

19712 MacArthur Blvd., #210
Irvine, California 92612

Phone:
(949)719-3800

Franchisor has 8 employee(s); 6 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	79	0	3	10
2008	70	0	0	8
2007	54	0	0	10
2006	28	0	0	8
2005	27	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: Varies

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $235.5K-319.5K
Franchise fee: $30K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6%
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	Yes
Accounts Receivable	No	Yes
Payroll	No	Yes

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $500K
Cash liquidity requirement: $75K-100K
Business Experience:

General business experience

Operations

100% of all franchisees own more than one unit
Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15
Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)