Fox's Pizza Den vs East of Chicago Pizza Company Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Fox's Pizza Den Franchise
East of Chicago Pizza Company Franchise
Investment $101,800 - $236,250$162,000 - $463,000
Franchise Fee $15,000$20,000
Royalty Fee $400/mo.5%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19711990
Year Franchised 19741991
Term Of Agreement 5 years10 years
Term Of Agreement 5 years10 years
Renewal Fee -To be determined


Business Experience Requirements
 
Fox's Pizza Den Franchise
East of Chicago Pizza Company Franchise
Experience -
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    Financing Options
     
    Fox's Pizza Den Franchise
    East of Chicago Pizza Company Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees Yes/NoNo/Yes
    Start-up Costs No/NoNo/Yes
    Equipment No/NoYes/Yes
    Inventory No/NoNo/Yes
    Receivables No/NoNo/Yes
    Payroll No/NoNo/No

    Training & Support
     
    Fox's Pizza Den Franchise
    East of Chicago Pizza Company Franchise
    Training On-The-Job Training: 140 hours On-The-Job Training: 2 weeks Classroom Training: 4 weeks
    Support Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising
    Marketing Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Loyalty program/app Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising
    Operations 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10

    Absentee ownership allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

    		 26% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

    Number of Employees Required to Run: 20

    Expansion Plans
     
    Fox's Pizza Den Franchise
    East of Chicago Pizza Company Franchise
    US Expansion YesYes
    Canada Expansion NoNo
    International Expansion NoNo

    Company Overviews

    About Fox's Pizza Den

    Jim Fox started working with pizza when he was 12, hanging around a local pizza shop filling soda machines and folding pizza boxes. In 1971, at age 24, he started Fox's Pizza Den in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania. With $500, a rented storeroom and a few pieces of used equipment (rescued from a snow-covered Pittsburgh scrap yard), he began to build his empire. In 1973, Fox's Pizza Den started offering home delivery. Since 1974, the company has grown to over 150 franchises. Fox's Pizza is a family-owned and -operated company that offers toppings such as pepperoni, sweet peppers, hot banana peppers, beef, bacon, anchovies, black olives, pineapple and more. Fox's also offers stromboli, gourmet pizzas, hoagies and wedgies (a sandwich served on pizza crust). Jim Fox assisted with Carnegie Mellon University's robotic team in developing the country's first pizza-making robot to help the physically disabled own and operate their own shops.

    About East of Chicago Pizza Company

    When founder L. Scott Granneman was thinking of a name for his second pizza restaurant in Willard, Ohio, he remembered one of his customers telling him he made 'the best pizza east of Chicago.' The comment stuck with Granneman, and now East of Chicago Pizza has more than 120 locations stretching as far east as Virginia.
    East of Chicago locations offer favorite toppings such as pepperoni and mushrooms as well as a menu of specialty pizzas like Taco (which is covered with lettuce, tomato, black olives, sour cream, cheddar cheese, beef and salsa) and dessert pizzas (Dutch Crunch apple pizza or Peanut Butter & Jelly).