Villa Italian Kitchen vs Pizzaiolo Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Villa Italian Kitchen vs Pizzaiolo including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Villa Italian Kitchen Franchise
Pizzaiolo Franchise
Investment $302,950 - $1,016,000$275,000 - $375,000
Franchise Fee $25,000 - $35,000$25,000
Royalty Fee 6%5%
Advertising Fee -$1500/mo.
Year Founded 19642000
Year Franchised 19942005
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee $7.5K-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Villa Italian Kitchen Franchise
Pizzaiolo Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
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    Financing Options
     
    Villa Italian Kitchen Franchise
    Pizzaiolo Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/Yes-/-
    Start-up Costs No/No-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/Yes-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Villa Italian Kitchen Franchise
    Pizzaiolo Franchise
    Training On-The-Job Training: 133 hours Classroom Training: 6-12 hours Additional Training: At corporate locations -
    Support Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations -
    Marketing Social media SEO Website development Email marketing -
    Operations

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10

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

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Villa Italian Kitchen Franchise
    Pizzaiolo Franchise
    US Expansion --
    Canada Expansion NoYes
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About Villa Italian Kitchen

    For close to 45 years, Villa Enterprises has been operating and developing restaurant concepts, with over 300 locations globally today. When you become a Villa Enterprises franchisee, you're not only joining an experienced restaurant company, you're teaming up with a partner who is supportive and dedicated to your success.

    Seeking new franchise units throughout the U.S., Asia, Canada, Central America, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Mexico, South America and Western Europe    

    Veteran Incentives  20% off franchise fee

    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.