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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Green Mill Restaurant & Bar vs Pizza Pipeline, The including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
| Start-Up Costs and Fees | ||
| Investment | $1,000,000 - $1,500,000 | $138,000 - $341,800 | 
| Franchise Fee | $40,000 | $20,000 | 
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 5% | 
| Advertising Fee | - | - | 
| Year Founded | 1975 | 1988 | 
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 1988 | 
| Term Of Agreement | - | 10 years | 
| Term Of Agreement | - | 10 years | 
| Renewal Fee | - | $1000 | 
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 Business Experience Requirements | ||
| Experience | - | - | 
| Financing Options | ||
| In-House/3rd Party | In-House/3rd Party | |
| Franchise Fees | No/No | No/No | 
| Start-up Costs | No/Yes | No/No | 
| Equipment | No/Yes | No/No | 
| Inventory | No/No | No/No | 
| Receivables | No/No | No/No | 
| Payroll | No/No | No/No | 
| Training & Support | ||
| Training | - | - | 
| Support | - | - | 
| Marketing | - | - | 
| Operations | - | - | 
| Expansion Plans | ||
| US Expansion | - | - | 
| Canada Expansion | No | No | 
| International Expansion | No | No | 
* Established in 1975 * Nearly 30 franchised locations * Winners of over 100 food awards * Full-service restaurant and bar * Free-standing locations or hotel experience - Currently connected to 14 hotel properties Proven Catering * On and off-site catering expertise * Awarded Best Wedding Catering in 2012 by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine - Won judges and people's choice * Best of The Knot 2014 * Best of The Knot 2015 * Cater thousands of events each year - Weddings - Banquets - Business meetings - Parties Proven Business Model * Strong brand * Helps drive REV PAR in hotel properties * Low royalty and advertising fees * Comprehensive operations and training programs * Ongoing menu development * Marketing support Proven Leadership * Over 100 years of leadership and restaurant experience on team - Paul Dzubnar, CEO (17 years) - Mary Jule Erickson, President (31 years) - John Hinz, CMO (18 years) - Tim Kreiser, VP of Operations (15 years) - Pete Waldon, Executive Chef (26 years)
 Pizza Pipeline was founded in Spokane, WA in 1988 and built a great reputation based on strong customer service and quality products.  In addition to pizzas, we also offer sub sandwiches, cheese bread, chicken products, our dessert pizzas appropriately named “Sweetza Pizza”® and our infamous specialty bread sticks know as “Tricky Stix”® We now have franchises in Washington and Oregon. As a franchisee, you can be assured that this company has been built on proven formulas, techniques and a thorough training program.  Our management team will guide you as you undertake this new opportunity.