Pizza Ranch vs Lamppost Pizza Franchise Comparison

The Midwest is home to Pizza Ranch and we're proud of it. Every day, we provide an extraordinary opportunity for Pizza Ranch team members to contribute to the lives and communities we serve. Successful Pizza Ranch owners may be a bit different from traditional franchising investors. In addition to operating a winning business concept, a Pizza Ranch operator/manager is connected personally to the community. It is part of who we are. Owning your own Pizza Ranch is about contributing to the local school system. It is about providing positive first-time work experience to area youth. It is about pitching in and helping with a fund raising drive. It is about the basics - trust, commitment, passion and a good old smile for everyone who comes in the door. If a winning pizza restaurant franchise concept sounds good to you, you may find a welcome home at Pizza Ranch. You can own a business by buying a franchise with an outstanding track record. Our expansion into new markets around the greater Midwest is opening up exciting new franchise opportunities. Becoming an owner/operator of a Pizza Ranch allows you to partner with an established brand, already strong with over 140 restaurants in 9 states. * Start-up investment levels vary depending on the store profile; free-standing, ground-up building, retrofited structure, purchase of an existing store. Minimum liquid cash assets and financial net worth requirements are adjusted accordingly. * Although not required, it is strongly recommended that the restaurant operator have an equity stake of the business/real estate.

The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Pizza Ranch® franchise is from $769,200 to $1,840,750 if you lease or remodel your Restaurant and $1,794,500 to $2,624,500 if you build a new Restaurant.

The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Pizza Ranch® franchise is from $1,257,198 to $2,542,748 if you lease or remodel your Restaurant equipped with a FunZone and $2,352,498 to $3,459,498 if you build a new Restaurant equipped with a FunZone. This includes $44,500 that must be paid to the franchisor or their affiliate.

#170 in Franchise 500 for 2020.

Established in May 1976 by Tom and Dan Barro, along with their father, Angelo, Lamppost Pizza has grown from three individual establishments to a successful chain of thirty restaurants operating in several California counties and Nevada. Direct management of the company continues under Tom and Dan. Innovative, creative, disciplined grass roots marketing with superior products, friendly, neighborhood service, and a fun, family oriented atmosphere fuel Lamppost's success.