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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Pizza Pipeline, The vs Stone Fire Pizza including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
| Start-Up Costs and Fees | ||
| Investment | $138,000 - $341,800 | $47,000 - $62,000 | 
| Franchise Fee | $20,000 | $20,000 | 
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% | 
| Advertising Fee | - | 2%local +2%Nat'l | 
| Year Founded | 1988 | - | 
| Year Franchised | 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 | -/- | 
| Start-up Costs | No/No | -/- | 
| Equipment | No/No | -/- | 
| Inventory | No/No | -/- | 
| Receivables | No/No | -/- | 
| Payroll | No/No | -/- | 
| Training & Support | ||
| Training | - | The Conizza Pizza Academy offers a broad range of technical and managerial courses. The training is designed to provide you with the key skills required to run your stores with a passion for quality - a passion your customers will sense and appreciate through their overall experience at the store. The Conizza Pizza also offers onsite training by its experienced professionals and has a specialized team that can assist your local team in opening a new store. | 
| Support | - | Professional support to assure your success The Conizza Pizza will support you from the moment you sign a contract to the time your store - or stores - open. And the support continues during operation through continuous monitoring of your store, helping you to achieve a consistent high level of customer experience. We also help you promote your business by marketing the brand effectively within your territory. Because our ultimate goal is the same as yours - to generate solid returns on investment by running the business professionally and with the full support of The Conizza Pizza's proven systems. | 
| Marketing | - | - | 
| Operations | - | - | 
| Expansion Plans | ||
| US Expansion | - | - | 
| Canada Expansion | No | - | 
| International Expansion | No | - | 
 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.
Stone Fire Pizza Kitchen offers a wide range of innovative high quality gourmet pizzas hearth-baked the traditional way. The full service restaurants display an open kitchen in a comfortable and esthetically appealing environment. Also served on the menu are creatively designed appetizers, salads, pastas, and our signature "must have" deserts. A true culinary experience Stone Fire Pizza Kitchen inspires itself from cuisines from around the world to prepare and serve gourmet pizzas of great ethnic variety.