Pizzaiolo vs Crazy Dough's Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Pizzaiolo Franchise
Crazy Dough's Franchise
Investment $275,000 - $375,000$325,000 - $475,000
Franchise Fee $25,000$20,000
Royalty Fee 5%5%
Advertising Fee $1500/mo.3%
Year Founded 20001999
Year Franchised 20051999
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Pizzaiolo Franchise
Crazy Dough's Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Pizzaiolo Franchise
Crazy Dough's Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
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Training & Support
 
Pizzaiolo Franchise
Crazy Dough's Franchise
Training --
Support --
Marketing --
Operations --

Expansion Plans
 
Pizzaiolo Franchise
Crazy Dough's Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion Yes-
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

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.
 

About Crazy Dough's

Crazy Dough’s Pizza first opened in 1999 in Boston, Mass, when husband and wife team, Doug and Melissa Ferriman, created an artisan slice bar in the heart of Boston. They named it Crazy Dough’s because the pizza (and its famous grilled-crust) was so innovative and CRAZY good!

Now Crazy Dough’s Pizza has a cool new look and feel, awesome new pizza creations, same award-winning crust, and opportunities to franchise in new markets. Check out our newest location in Sugar Hill, Georgia as well as 3 new locations in Georgia: Buford, Midtown Atlanta, and Duluth.

Through its parent company, Georgia Franchise Group (GFG), Crazy Dough’s Pizza is looking for new franchisees ready to embrace our culture and to make a difference in their communities.