Captain Tony's vs Johnny Brusco's Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Captain Tony's Franchise
Johnny Brusco's Franchise
Investment $197,550 - $389,800$303,200 - $770,000
Franchise Fee $10,000 - $20,000$30,000
Royalty Fee 4.5% w/cap4-5%
Advertising Fee 2%2%
Year Founded 19721977
Year Franchised 19851995
Term Of Agreement 20 years10 years +10
Term Of Agreement 20 years10 years +10
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Captain Tony's Franchise
Johnny Brusco's Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Captain Tony's Franchise
Johnny Brusco's Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/Yes-/-
Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
Equipment No/Yes-/-
Inventory No/Yes-/-
Receivables No/Yes-/-
Payroll No/Yes-/-

Training & Support
 
Captain Tony's Franchise
Johnny Brusco's Franchise
Training On-The-Job Training: up to 168 hours1. Atlanta, GA 4 Weeks minimum 2. Memphis, TN 4 Weeks minimum 3. Dallas, TX 4 Weeks minimum
Support Purchasing Co-ops Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform Central Purchasing

Field Operation Evaluation

Field Training

Initial Store Opening

Inventory Control

Regional or National Meetings

800 Telephone Hotline:
Marketing Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app -
Operations Absentee Ownership Allowed

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 10

100% of current franchisees are owner/operators

Average Number of Employees: 8 Full-time, 8 Part-time

Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged

Expansion Plans
 
Captain Tony's Franchise
Johnny Brusco's Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion Yes-

Company Overviews

About Captain Tony's

Michael J. Martella always believed his father's pizza was the best in the world. When the elder Martella, Antonio, opened the first Captain Tony's Pizza & Pasta Emporium in 1972, everyone in the family pitched in. When Michael graduated from college and began a career as a stockbroker, the pizzas he tried as he traveled around the country just didn't measure up to his father's. Realizing they had a superior product and concept, Michael tried to convince his father to expand the company, but Antonio wasn't interested. In 1987, Michael founded Captain Tony's Inc. and began franchising the restaurant. Each Captain Tony's location serves a variety of entrre and dessert pizzas, submarine sandwiches, pastas and salads. The franchise has restaurants in Great Britain as well as the United States.

Seeking new franchisees throughout the U.S. , Asia, Canada, Central America, Middle East, Mexico, Philippines, South America and Western Europe

About Johnny Brusco's

Johnny Brusco's and Johnny's Pizza are true New York Style Pizzerias.
Johnny’s is proud to bring authentic, great-tasting New York Style Pizza and a variety of house-made dinners, craft beers, subs and more to the neighborhoods we call home. After a small-town start in 1977, we’ve grown to over 70 pizzerias across the Southeast.
Our dough is made fresh daily, never frozen, hand-tossed and topped with the best ingredients we can find - premium mozzarella and parmesan cheeses, fresh-packed tomatoes, hand-cut veggies, and Italian sausage and beef with no fillers. Then each pizza is brick-oven baked until it’s golden brown, always with our signature soft and crispy crust, and served hot at your table.
At Johnny’s, we grew up enjoying and perfecting pizza, and now we’re sharing our passion with everyone we serve