Bellacino's vs Johnnie's Pizza Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Bellacino's Franchise
Johnnie's Pizza Franchise
Investment $270,500 - $414,890$112,200 - $537,500
Franchise Fee $30,000$30,000
Royalty Fee 3%6%
Advertising Fee 1%-
Year Founded 19931984
Year Franchised 19952005
Term Of Agreement 10 years10 years
Term Of Agreement 10 years10 years
Renewal Fee $10000-


Business Experience Requirements

 
Bellacino's Franchise
Johnnie's Pizza Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Bellacino's Franchise
Johnnie's Pizza Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees Yes/NoNo/No
Start-up Costs No/NoNo/No
Equipment No/NoNo/No
Inventory No/NoNo/No
Receivables No/NoNo/No
Payroll No/NoNo/No

Training & Support

 
Bellacino's Franchise
Johnnie's Pizza Franchise
Training On-The-Job Training: 10 days Classroom Training: 14 days Additional Training: Ongoing * Available at headquarters: 1 week

* At franchisee's location: 2 weeks

Support Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations -
Marketing Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising-
Operations Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 22 - 22 -

Expansion Plans

 
Bellacino's Franchise
Johnnie's Pizza Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion NoYes

Company Overviews

About Bellacino's

In late 1997, Bellacino’s began formulating a plan to franchise a pizza & grinder restaurant business.
The first Bellacino’s Pizza & Grinders restaurant officially opened in June of 1998

Seeking new franchise units throughout the U.S. , Canada, Middle East and Western Europe

About Johnnie's Pizza

At 16 years old, Bruce Jackson was flipping pizza at the original Johnny’s Pizza in Manlius, New York. He loved the business: serving piping hot pizza - always made with fresh, authentic ingredients - to happy customers, sitting down with the locals on a Friday night for a slice, or feeding the high school football team after a win. He saw opportunity. And he wanted to build his own. Most of our franchise operators are familiar with the feeling.

In three short years, Bruce opened a Johnny’s Pizza just off the Syracuse University campus with Johnny’s younger brother Rosario. After six years of success there, Bruce and a new business partner, Scott Allen, were ready for a move to warmer weather! Atlanta, Georgia is where they landed.

In 1977, Bruce and Scott wrote "Now Open” on a pizza box, stuck it in the front window of their storefront in Atlanta, and started selling pizza. One year later, they opened a second store. As entrepreneurs, they saw bigger potential in the brand and the business model they’d so carefully fine-tuned. In 1994, they officially began to franchise. In 2003, we needed a unique name to operate on a national level. So we gave Johnny a last name, and Johnny Brusco’s Pizza was born!

Now a new generation of leadership is guiding Johnny’s Pizza into the future. Bruce’s son, Luke, is expanding the business across the southeast and focusing on growth in dine-in, delivery and online ordering segments. We’re also focusing on ways to increase individual store volume growth, including new seasonal menu offerings and an expanded craft beer selection.