Johnnie's Pizza vs Tony Saccos Franchise Comparison
Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Johnnie's Pizza vs Tony Saccos including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
| Investment |
$112,200 - $537,500 | $39,520 - $1,030,625 |
| Franchise Fee |
$30,000 | $20,000 - $25,000 |
| Royalty Fee |
6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee |
- | - |
| Year Founded |
1984 | - |
| Year Franchised |
2005 | - |
| Term Of Agreement |
10 years | - |
| Term Of Agreement |
10 years | - |
| Renewal Fee |
- | - |
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 |
* Available at headquarters: 1 week
* At franchisee's location: 2 weeks | - |
| Support |
- | - |
| Marketing |
- | - |
| Operations |
- | - |
Expansion Plans |
| US Expansion |
Yes | Yes |
| Canada Expansion |
- | - |
| International Expansion |
Yes | - |
Company Overviews
About Johnnie's Pizza
At 16 years old, Bruce Jackson was flipping pizza at the original Johnny’s Pizza in Manlius, New York. He loved the business: serving piping hot pizza - always made with fresh, authentic ingredients - to happy customers, sitting down with the locals on a Friday night for a slice, or feeding the high school football team after a win. He saw opportunity. And he wanted to build his own. Most of our franchise operators are familiar with the feeling.
In three short years, Bruce opened a Johnny’s Pizza just off the Syracuse University campus with Johnny’s younger brother Rosario. After six years of success there, Bruce and a new business partner, Scott Allen, were ready for a move to warmer weather! Atlanta, Georgia is where they landed.
In 1977, Bruce and Scott wrote "Now Open” on a pizza box, stuck it in the front window of their storefront in Atlanta, and started selling pizza. One year later, they opened a second store. As entrepreneurs, they saw bigger potential in the brand and the business model they’d so carefully fine-tuned. In 1994, they officially began to franchise. In 2003, we needed a unique name to operate on a national level. So we gave Johnny a last name, and Johnny Brusco’s Pizza was born!
Now a new generation of leadership is guiding Johnny’s Pizza into the future. Bruce’s son, Luke, is expanding the business across the southeast and focusing on growth in dine-in, delivery and online ordering segments. We’re also focusing on ways to increase individual store volume growth, including new seasonal menu offerings and an expanded craft beer selection.
About Tony Saccos
Unlike full service restaurants, no previous restaurant experience is required with Tony Sacco's. All of the cooking in the entire store takes place at the coal fired oven and easy-to-hire, experienced pizza makers will be employed to do this job. The result is a restaurant that can be run by an operator who does not have a food service background. Our proprietary recipes and our training program will provide all the information and hands-on experience you need to serve up a perfect dining experience time after time.
At Tony Sacco's, simplicity is behind all that we do. It is our goal to help you get up and running quickly and to stay up and running for a long time. And the best way to accomplish this is to provide you with a winning formula.
Tony Sacco's provides a franchise opportunity like no other:
Simplicity: At the heart of Tony Sacco's is our signature Coal Fired Oven that is used to cook everything that we serve. There are no fryers, grills or microwave ovens. Our Coal Fired Oven ensures that the taste of our menu items is accentuated by the rich, lightly smoky flavor that the oven produces. This unique taste is unavailable with any other cooking method. By serving pizzas, sandwiches, and salads, no high-paid kitchen personnel are required.
Low Food Costs: Controlling food costs is one of the keys in operating a successful restaurant. Many restaurants' food costs can run between 30 to 35 percent of sales. Tony Sacco's operates at a food cost of less than 25%, which can translate into higher profits for franchisees. Our menu is designed to use all ingredients to produce more than 1 menu item, thereby reducing cost and waste.
A Better Pizza: You hear claims all the time that one pizza is better than another, yet they are cooked with the same oven, with the same dough and many of the same ingredients. Thus, many people tend to think that all pizzas are the same. At Tony Sacco's the difference is in the coal. It produces a unique flavor and crispy crust that traditional pizza ovens cannot rival. In keeping with the trend of fresh, healthy food, all of our ingredients are prepared freshly from scratch. We do not use any frozen or pre-prepared ingredients in our restaurant. The coal oven, and the totally fresh ingredients, delivers a 1 - 2 punch of flavor that no other pizza can even come close to matching. The result is a premium pizza offering that separates you from others in the $30 Billion pizza industry.
The total investment necessary to begin operations of a Full Size
Restaurant is $295,250 to $1,030,625. This includes $15,000 that must be
paid to the franchisor or an affiliate. The total investment necessary
to begin operations of a DELCO Facility is $179,000 to $348,000. This
includes the $15,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or an
affiliate. The total investment to begin operations of a Satellite
ranges from $39,520 to $132,340. This includes the $15,000 initial
franchise fee paid to the franchisor or an affiliate. The total
investment necessary to begin operations of a Multi-Unit Operator ranges
from $17,625 to $64,100, plus the cost to establish the first
Franchised Facility. This includes the initial development fee of
$15,000.
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