Franchise Info
Simple Simon’s Pizza® Franchise
To become a Simple Simon’s Pizza® franchisee, you must have the following:
- Ability to manage and motivate people. Food service experience is helpful, but not required.
- Ability to locate and acquire rights to sites that meet the Company’s criteria.
- Ability to properly finance and capitalize the investment.
- Commitment to market the product in order to maximize sales and profits.
Franchise - Full Service, Delivery and/or Take-out. Whether you build a new building or find and secure facilities that can be converted, we will assist you in maximizing your investment.
As a franchise owner, you will be responsible to pay the Company for the following:
- Initial Franchise fee of $15,000
- Royalty fee of 3% of gross sales
- Brand development fee of 1% of gross sales
Estimated Costs* Franchise
| Lower Cost Store | Higher Cost Store | |
| Initial Franchise Fee | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Travel and Living Expense | $2,000 | $4,000 |
| Land, Building & Improvements | $15,000 | $400,000 |
| Architectural & Engineering | $0 | $5,000 |
| Equipment, Furniture, Signage, etc. | $35,000 | $125,000 |
| Utility Deposit | $3,000 | $4,000 |
| Permits and Licenses | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| Insurance | $2,000 | $4,000 |
| Inventory & Supplies | $6,000 | $10,000 |
| Additional Funds | $10,000 | $25,000 |
| Total | $89,500 | $593,500 |
*PLEASE NOTE THESE COSTS ARE ESTIMATES ONLY, BASED ON SIMPLE SIMON’S PIZZA’S® EXPERIENCE. THE ESTIMATED COSTS WILL VARY ACCORDING TO MARKET SIZE, AREA OF COUNTRY, AND OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, ALL OF WHICH ARE MORE FULLY DISCLOSED IN AN OFFERING TO BE PROVIDED TO YOU PRIOR TO THE SALE OF A FRANCHISE.
Simple Simon’s Pizza® License
To become a Simple Simon’s Pizza® license, you must have the following:
- Ability to manage and motivate people. Food service experience is helpful, but not required.
- Ability to locate and acquire rights to sites that meet the Company’s criteria.
- Ability to properly finance and capitalize the investment.
- Commitment to market the product in order to maximize sales and profits.
A License is a Simple Simon’s Pizza® located within a non-traditional venue like a convenience store, grocery store, video store, etc. Depending on their capability, these units may provide both limited dine-in and carry-out services. A Lisence concept will require a minimum of 150 square feet.
As a Lisence owner, you will be responsible to pay the Company for the following:
- Initial Franchise fee
- Royalty fee of 10% of gross sales
- Brand development fee is 1% of gross sales
Estimated Costs* License
| Lower Store Cost | Higher Store Cost | |
| Initial Franchise Fee | $0 | $0 |
| Travel and Living Expenses | $2,000 | $4,000 |
| Remodel Expense (plumbing & electrical) | $500 | $1,500 |
| Equipment | $10,000 | $25,000 |
| Vent hood (optional) | $0 | $2,000 |
| Utility Deposit | $ | $ |
| Permits and Licenses | $ | $ |
| Insurance | $ | $ |
| Inventory & Supplies | $1,200 | $3,000 |
| Additional Funds | $0 | $10,000 |
| Total | $13,200 | $50,500 |
*PLEASE NOTE THESE COSTS ARE ESTIMATES ONLY, BASED ON SIMPLE SIMON’S PIZZA’S® EXPERIENCE. THE ESTIMATED COSTS WILL VARY ACCORDING TO MARKET SIZE, AREA OF COUNTRY, AND OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, ALL OF WHICH ARE MORE FULLY DISCLOSED IN AN OFFERING TO BE PROVIDED TO YOU PRIOR TO THE SALE OF A FRANCHISE.
** Estimated equipment lease payment.
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You can own your own business without taking all the risks. Why not have the freedom of being self-employed while having the experience and resources of an established and successful organization with a brand that has been successful for over 20 years. That’s what owning your own business in the Simple Simon’s organization can give you. Of course, the level of success you achieve is based on your dedication and hard work.
Once you become a member of the Simple Simon’s organization, you will receive assistance in all important aspects of business operations both before opening a store and afterward. Whether a franchise or license operation, as a franchise owner you have the right and the awesome benefits of using our system that includes trademarks, protected logos, unique images, marketing techniques, special recipes and national account pricing.
Some assistance you would receive as follows:
- Experienced company personnel to assist in support of the site selection process to help maximize your operation based on market, cost and functionality.
- The Company will provide samples of building plans, other floor plan models and approved specifications. You will hire your own contractors and architects to build or remodel your location according to approved company specifications and standards. We will also assist you in your equipment needs that will fit your type of operation.
- Training: The best training that operators can receive is hands-on. Our hands-on training will teach you proper product preparation, cash and inventory control, maintenance, personnel hiring and development, and marketing techniques from our trained staff.
- Opening Assistance: A team will assist in the initial training of your employees to help you feel confident when transitioning to your complete operational responsibility.
- Operation Manual and Training Videos: You will receive a variety of manuals and DVD’s to assist you as a reference in operations, product prep, advertising and much more.
- Purchasing: We are serviced by national food distributors that provide frequent deliveries to our locations. At low national contract pricing, our system’s buying power enables you to keep your cost of goods at a very competitive and profitable level.
- Field Service: On a periodic routine, an operations specialist will visit your store. The visit is to ensure that operational standards are being met and profitability is maximized. Your success is important to us.
- Marketing: Simple Simon’s Pizza® will assist you in developing strategies to increase customer count, business and profits. A great emphasis is put on local store marketing. We will work with you to develop materials that will establish your Simple Simon’s Pizza® location.
We are very proud of our business and love sharing it with motivated people like yourself. Your success is the reason we are in business. As you succeed and grow, so does the Simple Simon’s Pizza® family. Thank you for your interest in Simple Simon’s Pizza® – we believe it is ‘Simply the best place to be!’
