Rocky Mountain Flatbread vs Romeo's Pizza Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Rocky Mountain Flatbread Franchise
Romeo's Pizza Franchise
Investment $550,000 - $750,000$128,000 - $470,500
Franchise Fee $40,000$25,000
Royalty Fee 5%5%
Advertising Fee 1%1-2%co-op 3% local
Year Founded 2004-
Year Franchised 2008-
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Rocky Mountain Flatbread Franchise
Romeo's Pizza Franchise
Experience -

We are looking for successful people with a history of business that have the passion to be in the food service industry. Minimally, the following criteria must be met: Single Unit $100,000 in cash or cash equivalents $250,000 in net worth Multi-Unit Development $200,000 in cash or cash equivalents $800,000 net worth Relevant food service operations experience is required by either the potential franchisee or the franchisee's Operating Partner. This is the single most important factor for success. We also require the Operating Partner to have ownership interest in the organization if the franchisee does not have operations experience.


Financing Options

 
Rocky Mountain Flatbread Franchise
Romeo's Pizza Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
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Training & Support

 
Rocky Mountain Flatbread Franchise
Romeo's Pizza Franchise
Training -

The training program is 4-6 weeks. This program will provide the skills and knowledge to become a Romeo's franchisee. Training will occur at one of Romeo's Pizza Training Restaurants and the Home Office in Medina, Ohio. The Romeo's training includes education on the following: Station Training Management Skills Problem Solving People Development Financial Analysis Local Store Marketing Relentless Pursuit of Pizza Perfection

Support -

The Romeo's Executive Team will work to design a program tailored to the specific needs of the potential franchise partner. The potential franchisee and their team will be ready for revenue at the end of the training program. Throughout the process, Romeo's will work with the potential franchisee to complete a business plan. The potential franchisee's team will work with Romeo's franchise development, operations and marketing professionals which will help and assist them in developing, marketing and operating a Romeo's Pizza franchise.

Marketing --
Operations -

The franchisee or a designated Operating Partner will be required to actively manage the day-to-day operations of the business. As such, the franchisee or the designated Operating Partner must live in the area to be developed and possess prior restaurant/retail supervisory experience commensuration with the number of restaurants that are planned for development.


Expansion Plans

 
Rocky Mountain Flatbread Franchise
Romeo's Pizza Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion Yes-
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

About Rocky Mountain Flatbread

Become a Part of the "Flatbread Revolution" Rocky Mountain Flatbread franchise owners are leading the way in community and family organic dining. We use organic local foods, make everything fresh on site, incorporate friendly casual service and achieve positive community and environmental contributions. This is what makes Rocky Mountain Flatbread stand out from the crowd. Rocky Mountain Flatbread is also unique in that the financial investment to set up is reasonable for a mid size restaurant. The operation is also of a manageable size for an owner/operator to succeed. Rocky Mountain Flatbread is approximately 60 seats and open 7 days a week for dinner, lunch and take out. All Rocky Mountain Flatbreads have a fully licensed bar. Restaurant features include a wood fired oven right in the heart of the restaurant, flexible casual seating, open kitchen and all natural kids play area. The menu specialises in organic handcrafted flatbread pizzas which use local fresh ingredients. Complimentary menu items include house made soups, salads, lasagnes, daily pastas and desserts "to live for." Our core mission is "to revolutionize pizza"� creating a delicious healthy pizza for all to enjoy while creating positive social and environmental change. Rocky Mountain Flatbread's franchise team is dedicated to provide you with the tools and support you need to make your restaurant stand out from the crowd � and be the first choice for the community and families to come to enjoy organic flatbread pizzas.

About Romeo's Pizza

Romeo's Pizza is inviting entrepreneurs to explore franchise ownership opportunities with Romeo's Pizza. Romeo's Pizza is ready to fuel growth, especially in the Columbus market, and is seeking seasoned restaurant operators, entrepreneurs or investors who have interest in joining this award-winning brand. We're looking for franchise partners who are passionate about customer service and who possess a strong desire to provide award-winning pizzas to the members of their community. Romeo's Pizza has a proven business model and many franchise partners have multiple stores because of the success they experienced with their first store. We have been voted Best Pizza in Columbus 4 years running. The Columbus DMA offers a great potential for us. We've only just scratched the surface in this market with our 9 stores and there is room to add an additional 10-20 stores in this market. Romeo's Pizza has single and multi-store opportunities available in Ohio. Area development opportunities exist outside of Ohio. Romeo's Pizza offers ongoing training and support in leadership skills, financial analysis, local store marketing, strategic planning, product training, safe food handling and business development. If your passion is pizza and you want to join an award-winning brand, please review additional information at http://romeospizza.com/franchising.php. We are looking for successful people with a history of business that have the passion to be in the food service industry. Minimally, the following criteria must be met: Single Unit $100,000 in cash or cash equivalents $250,000 in net worth Multi-Unit Development $200,000 in cash or cash equivalents $800,000 net worth

The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Restaurant under a franchise agreement is $128,000 to $403,000. This includes $25,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or their affiliate for the initial franchise fee.
The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Restaurant under a development agreement depends on the number of Restaurants that you are authorized to develop and ranges from $143,000 to $470,500. This includes $25,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or their affiliate for the initial franchise fee for your first Restaurant and a development fee of $7,500 for each additional Restaurant that you are authorized to establish under the development agreement.
Under a development agreement, the minimum number of Restaurants that you may be authorized to develop is three and the maximum number of Restaurants that you may be authorized to develop is ten.