Breadeaux Pizza vs Papa Murphy's Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Breadeaux Pizza Franchise
Papa Murphy's Franchise
Investment $69,500 - $310,000$286,919 - $524,205
Franchise Fee $15,000$25,000
Royalty Fee 5%5%
Advertising Fee -2%
Year Founded 19851981
Year Franchised 19851982
Term Of Agreement 15 years10 years
Term Of Agreement 15 years10 years
Renewal Fee 1/4 of then-current fee$5K


Business Experience Requirements

 
Breadeaux Pizza Franchise
Papa Murphy's Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Breadeaux Pizza Franchise
Papa Murphy's Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/NoNo/No
Start-up Costs No/NoNo/Yes
Equipment No/YesNo/Yes
Inventory No/NoNo/Yes
Receivables No/NoNo/No
Payroll No/NoNo/No

Training & Support

 
Breadeaux Pizza Franchise
Papa Murphy's Franchise
Training - On-The-Job Training: 230 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours
Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperativesPurchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform
Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National mediaCo-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing Loyalty program/app
Operations 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12

Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Number of Employees Required to Run: 10

Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed.


Expansion Plans

 
Breadeaux Pizza Franchise
Papa Murphy's Franchise
US Expansion YesNo
Canada Expansion NoNo
International Expansion NoNo

Company Overviews

About Breadeaux Pizza

When their favorite pizzeria closed in 1984, convenience store owners Jim and Jennifer Larkin knew they had two options--live without pizza or start their own pizzeria. The couple took the entrepreneurial route and opened the first Breadeaux Pisa location in 1985.

Fifteen years later, the company, which makes pizzas with a thick French crust, had more than 60 locations operating under the Breadeaux Pizza name. Each restaurant serves a variety of entr'and dessert pizzas (such as Taco or Apple Cinnamon), submarine sandwiches, hot wings, breadsticks, pastas, salads and cookies.

About Papa Murphy's

Papa Murphy's Take N' Bake Pizza is the pioneer of the take and bake concept. We are the largest take and bake pizza company in the world. We offer only the freshest and highest quality ingredients with our freshly grated cheeses and our dough that is prepared in house daily. Papa Murphy's offer our products at a low price point, and we also offer our customer the opportunity to cook their pizza when they are ready to eat it. 98% of Papa Murphy's stores are franchised. It is the energy and entrepreneurial spirit of our franchisees that makes Papa Murphy's the innovative and customer centered organization that it is. Without the hard work and dedication of our franchisees we would not have been able to experience the growth and success that we have seen over the years.

Currently franchise units in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, 24 more states, Canada and the Middle East. Please inquire about other states, also.  

Veteran Incentives  Reduced royalty fee for first three years