Simple Simon's Pizza vs Papa John's Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Simple Simon's Pizza vs Papa John's including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Simple Simon's Pizza Franchise
Papa John's Franchise
Investment $89,500 - $593,500$26,500 - $844,420
Franchise Fee $15,000$25,000
Royalty Fee 3%5%
Advertising Fee 1%8%
Year Founded 19821985
Year Franchised 19861986
Term Of Agreement -10 years
Term Of Agreement -10 years
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Simple Simon's Pizza Franchise
Papa John's Franchise
Experience

*Ability to manage and motivate people. Food service experience is helpful, but not required. *Ability to locate and acquire rights to sites that meet the Company�s criteria. *Ability to properly finance and capitalize the investment. *Commitment to market the product in order to maximize sales and profits.

The prospective franchisee should have at least one partner with a successful business management background and one partner who qualifies as the Principal Operator. For single-unit development, an individual can apply to be both owner and Principal Operator. The Principal Operator must have prior general management experience relative to the number of units to be developed and must own or have the right to acquire at least 5% equity in the business within 12 months of hire date. A fully completed Request for Consideration Form and current resume must be submitted for each member of the proposed franchise group or the owner operator, including the proposed Principal Operator. Also, Papa John's will request supporting documentation from each proposed owner

Financing Options
 
Simple Simon's Pizza Franchise
Papa John's Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/YesNo/No
Start-up Costs No/YesNo/No
Equipment Yes/YesNo/No
Inventory No/YesNo/No
Receivables No/YesNo/No
Payroll No/YesNo/No

Training & Support
 
Simple Simon's Pizza Franchise
Papa John's Franchise
Training -We provide initial training for the operator of 6-8 weeks. In addition, we continue to provide ongoing training for your operator and team.
Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
Marketing Ad slicks, National media-
Operations --

Expansion Plans
 
Simple Simon's Pizza Franchise
Papa John's Franchise
US Expansion YesYes
Canada Expansion NoNo
International Expansion NoYes

Company Overviews

About Simple Simon's Pizza

Simple Simon's Pizza was founded in 1982 based on a simple philosophy to serve the best quality pizza, calizone, and sandwiches at the most affordable price in a family atmosphere that people can enjoy. Today, Simple Simon's Pizza has approximately 220 locations across Oklahoma, Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Iowa, Missouri, Texas, New Mexico, and Georgia in metropolitan and small town communities. The pizza industry has grown to an impressive 25 billion dollar a year industry. The pizza, industry is growing internationally as well. New unit development, operations management, and continuing support are just some of the reasons why Simple Simon's Pizza is one of the best kept secrets in the food industry. Now that the secret has been exposed, we await your entrepreneurial skills to operate a Simple Simon's Pizza

About Papa John's

We didn’t start our business in a boardroom. We started it in a broom closet. Back in 1984, our Founder, John Schnatter (that’s Papa John to you) sold his beloved muscle car to buy pizza‐making equipment. Armed with only an oven and a love for making quality pizza, John opened the very first Papa John’s in the crowded broom closet of his father’s tavern. Over the years, this passion for making better pizza informed every decision and pizza we made...because the last thing we wanted to be was a pizza company. So instead of chopping vegetables with machines, we chop them by hand every day. Instead of investing in gimmicks, we invest in fresh ingredients. And we pile them high on our fresh, never-frozen original dough. Today, we’ve surrounded ourselves with like-minded people with a passion for making better pizza, including franchisees, suppliers, athletes, pizza makers, and farmers we’ve known for over 30 years. Like our friend Dino in California - "he grows the best tomatoes. In the end, John’s desire to create a better pizza built more than a pizza company...he built a pizza family.

At Papa John's we have a simple formula for success: Focus on one thing and try to do it better than anyone else. By keeping the Papa John's menu simple, we are able to focus on the quality of our product by using only superior-quality ingredients. Our commitment to quality can be seen in all of our ingredients, from our fresh (never frozen) water-purified traditional dough, to our vine-ripened fresh-packed tomato sauce (which goes from the vine to the can in an average of six hours), to our cheese made with 100% mozzarella and many other premium ingredients.

The total investment necessary to begin operation of a standard Papa John’s franchise is $130,120 to $844,420. This includes up to $73,920 that must be paid to the franchisor or its affiliate.
The total investment necessary to begin operation of a non-traditional Papa John’s franchise is $26,500 to $388,920. This includes up to $56,420 that must be paid to the franchisor or its affiliate.

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