Fox's Pizza Den vs 1000 Degrees Pizza Franchise Comparison
Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Fox's Pizza Den vs 1000 Degrees Pizza including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
| Investment |
$101,800 - $236,250 | $218,150 - $764,250 |
| Franchise Fee |
$15,000 | $29,500 |
| Royalty Fee |
$400/mo. | 4%-6% |
| Advertising Fee |
- | 2% Nat'l |
| Year Founded |
1971 | - |
| Year Franchised |
1974 | - |
| Term Of Agreement |
5 years | - |
| Term Of Agreement |
5 years | - |
| Renewal Fee |
- | - |
Business Experience Requirements |
| Experience |
- | - |
Financing Options |
| |
In-House/3rd Party | In-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 |
| 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)
| - |
Expansion Plans |
| US Expansion |
Yes | Yes |
| Canada Expansion |
No | - |
| 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 1000 Degrees Pizza
In any business, separation is key. At 1000 Degrees pizzeria franchise, we believe that we are far and away the clear choice when considering entering the pizza franchise market. Better food, reasonably low cost to construct, efficient dynamic marketing, a big picture mentality realizing that serving the best pizza in the city is a keystone part of our mission. Below are just a few reasons 1000 Degrees is the hottest pizza franchise concept in the nation!
A) Dough: Our authentic Neapolitan & Roman style dough recipes date back over 100 years from the Campania region of Italy (Naples) . Our authentic Neapolitan style thin crust (2 minute cook time) & new Roman style thick crust (3 minute cook time) dough is made fresh daily using “tipo 00 style” flour, and is mixed using an authentic Italian made “fork-style” mixer. We do not use the “dough hook” style traditional mixer used in most corner pizzeria franchises across the country. Our “fork-style” mixer is pivotal to the end product. A thin crispy, airy, light-on-the-belly crust, that is thin (Neapolitan style) or Thick (Roman Style) and the tastiest crust in town. Our “Roman style thick crust” is just as tasty but a with a thicker, heartier crust, similar to a Sicilian Pizza crust without the extra oil. Our dough is made fresh daily in each of our restaurants, and is 100% hand tossed giving us the best tasting authentic Neapolitan & Roman style pizzas anywhere. There just are no other pizza franchises that offer food like 1000 Degrees, it is plain and simple!
B) Sauces: 1000 Degrees Pizzeria Franchise prides itself on serving the best of the best, and our sauce follows suit. Our delicious San-Marzano and Cherry tomato based sauces will be the best your customers have ever tasted. We also offer a wide range of other delicious sauces, including Spicy Sriracha Marinara, Blue-cheese buffalo, pesto, and smokey bourbon barbecue to name a few. Our sauces are fresh tasting, innovative, and present a flavor profile for both those who appreciate old world taste and those who are looking to broaden their pizza experience alike.
C) Hand Made Brick Oven: Part of operating in a Quick Serve, or Fast-Casual pizzeria franchise environment is having a process that works. We use a hand-made brick oven, that cooks our pizzas to perfection in just about 2 minutes (for Neapolitan thin crust or 3 minutes for Roman style thick crust). Unlike “west-coast” pizza concepts, we know pizza and our concept was developed in the pizza capital of the United States. We do not use a dough press to turn our pizza into a fajita with a quick sear to compensate for a substandard cooking process. Our hand tossed pizzas cook for just about 120-180 seconds and are back to the customer just minutes after placing their order. We don’t just serve “fast pizza” we serve the BEST PIZZA IN THE CITY, it just happens to cook fast! Unlike other pizza franchises, our oven is state of the art, lined in imported Italian refractory brick, and is a pivotal “piece of the pie”!
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