Fox's Pizza Den vs Pizzaiolo Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Fox's Pizza Den Franchise
Pizzaiolo Franchise
Investment $101,800 - $236,250$275,000 - $375,000
Franchise Fee $15,000$25,000
Royalty Fee $400/mo.5%
Advertising Fee -$1500/mo.
Year Founded 19712000
Year Franchised 19742005
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Fox's Pizza Den Franchise
Pizzaiolo Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Fox's Pizza Den Franchise
Pizzaiolo Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees Yes/No-/-
Start-up Costs No/No-/-
Equipment No/No-/-
Inventory No/No-/-
Receivables No/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support
 
Fox's Pizza Den Franchise
Pizzaiolo Franchise
Training On-The-Job Training: 140 hours -
Support Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform -
Marketing Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Loyalty program/app -
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)

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Expansion Plans
 
Fox's Pizza Den Franchise
Pizzaiolo Franchise
US Expansion Yes-
Canada Expansion NoYes
International Expansion No-

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 Pizzaiolo

From our Famiglia, to yours "Toronto's Gourmet Pizza" Pizzaiolo is a leader in gourmet pizza in Toronto with up to 24 pizzas to choose from. While most have 4 to 5 options, Pizzaiolo gave much more. Also, we provide freshly made dough, never frozen, we freshly grind our own tomato sauce. Our cheeses are of the highest quality. Quality matters to us for long term success.Pizzaiolo was founded in August of 1999.
Unable to find great quality, authentic pizza in Toronto, Luigi opened Pizzaiolo in November 2000. His mission, "I want people to know what a great pizza tastes like”.
We started Pizzaiolo because of our "Love of Food”, and to this day, we are incredibly proud of our heritage and the fact we have not changed the quality of our pizza. With Love, Passion, Family and a commitment to Quality, we are proud to have served you, your friends and families for over 20 years.
We have grown to 40+ locations in the GTA and are focused on bringing Pizzaiolo to communities throughout all Ontario.