Gumby's Pizza International vs Pizzaiolo Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Gumby's Pizza International Franchise
Pizzaiolo Franchise
Investment $79,500 - $150,000$275,000 - $375,000
Franchise Fee $19,500$25,000
Royalty Fee -5%
Advertising Fee -$1500/mo.
Year Founded -2000
Year Franchised -2005
Term Of Agreement --
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Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Gumby's Pizza International Franchise
Pizzaiolo Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Gumby's Pizza International Franchise
Pizzaiolo Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
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Training & Support

 
Gumby's Pizza International Franchise
Pizzaiolo Franchise
Training --
Support --
Marketing --
Operations --

Expansion Plans

 
Gumby's Pizza International Franchise
Pizzaiolo Franchise
US Expansion --
Canada Expansion -Yes
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

About Gumby's Pizza International

Gumby's Pizza has built its business on a strong foundation of excellent quality products, superb customer service and great value. Like a builder who works hard to make sure each foundation of a building is perfect because he wants the building to last, Gumby's Pizza works hard on the foundation building blocks of its business. Quality is the first building block in the Gumby's foundation for success. We use only the finest, freshest meats and vegetables possible while making our pizza dough from scratch every day. An equally important second building block - superb customer service, is reflected in our philosophy: "don't just satisfy the customer - impress them!" Our store personnel dedicate themselves to making each order fast and right. The mortar in our business is our value-based pricing, which keeps our customers coming back, time and time again.

Quality products, superb service and great value; that's Gumby's Pizza!

 

Currently Gumby's Pizza locations are in operation in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, and are rapidly expanding into other areas. To help ensure their success, Gumby's Pizza franchisees are well trained and supported by our Franchise Department. We have refined the Gumby's Pizza system of store operations to make sure no detail is overlooked. In addition to store operations, franchisees are trained in each aspect of operating their business, including marketing, advertising and administration. Gumby's Pizza franchisees are in business for themselves, but not by themselves.

U.S. veterans discount  $4,500

 

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.