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DoubleDave's Pizzaworks Systems Inc.

Pizza

Background

Founded: 1984 Franchising since: 1995
David Miller opened the first DoubleDave's Pizzaworks location in College Station, Texas, in 1984. The company found its first fans at Texas A&M University in College Station and the University of Texas, Austin, by serving up pizza, stromboli and their signature pepperoni rolls. DoubleDave's locations also have a salad bar and all-you-can eat lunch buffet.
3355 Bee Caves Rd., #101
Austin, Texas 78746
Phone:
(512)328-3283


Franchisor has 8 employee(s); 8 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2007 52 0 0 2
2006 44 0 0 2
2005 37 0 0 2

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 75,000 population

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $444.5K
Franchise fee: $30K
Ongoing royalty fee: 5%
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable
Express/kiosk option available

Type of Financing Available
In-House Third Party
Franchise Fee No No
Startup Costs No Yes
Equipment No Yes
Inventory No No
Accounts Receivable No No
Payroll No No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $300K
Cash liquidity requirement: $300K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience

Operations
  • 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 4 weeks
  • At franchisee's location: 4 weeks

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Grand opening
  • Internet
  • Security/safety procedures
  • Field operations/evaluations
  • Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support
  • Co-op advertising
  • Ad slicks
  • Regional advertising

Rankings

Franchise 500® rank:
#283 (2008);


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