Domino's Pizza vs PieZoni's Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Domino's Pizza Franchise
PieZoni's Franchise
Investment $101,450 - $582,500$250,000 - $350,000
Franchise Fee $25,000$25,000
Royalty Fee 5.5%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19602002
Year Franchised 19672006
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Domino's Pizza Franchise
PieZoni's Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • Successful experience in food service/retail management; entrepreneurial/equivalent experience
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    Financing Options
     
    Domino's Pizza Franchise
    PieZoni'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
     
    Domino's Pizza Franchise
    PieZoni's Franchise
    Training --
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations-
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media-
    Operations

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 - 20

    Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Domino's Pizza Franchise
    PieZoni's Franchise
    US Expansion --
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About Domino's Pizza

    In 1960, brothers Tom and James Monaghan borrowed $500 to purchase DomiNick's, a pizza store in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The next year, James traded his half of the business to Tom for a Volkswagen Beetle. In 1965, Tom Monaghan renamed the company Domino's Pizza LLC. The first Domino's Pizza franchise store opened in Ypsilanti, Michigan, in 1967. Tom Monaghan retired in 1998, selling 93 percent of the company to Bain Capital. In addition to regular, pan and thin-crust pizza, Domino's products include bread sticks and buffalo wings. Domino's Pizza operates more than 6,000 stores in the United States, Canada, Europe and Africa.

    The total investment ranges from $144,450 to $582,500 for a Domino's Pizza Traditional Store and $101,450 to $573,500 for a Domino's Pizza Non-Traditional Store. The franchisor estimates the payments made to them and their affiliates together with Initial Fee payments will range from $84,750 to $167,500 for a Domino's Pizza Traditional Store and $65,750 to $158,500 for a Domino's Pizza Non-Traditional Store.

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    About PieZoni's

    PieZoni’s takes pride in offering the freshest and healthiest pizza, salads, and subs in the marketplace. In 2015, we began improving upon the fresh food practices we were already committed to. We expect this process to take some time as we search the food service industry for the tastiest and cleanest ingredients we can find, but we think you’ll agree we are well on our way.