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CiCi's Pizza

All-you-can-eat pizza buffet

Year began: 1985 Franchising since: 1987 Joe Croce opened the first CiCi’s Pizza restaurant in Plano, Texas, in 1985. CiCi’s locations offer an all-you-can-eat buffet stocked with pizza, pasta, salads and desserts. The company, which began franchising in 1987, has restaurants throughout the southern United States.
1080 W. Bethel Rd. Coppell, TX 75019 Phone: (972)745-4200 Fax: (972)745-4204	Franchisor has 76 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year

2007
2006
2005
2004

U.S. Franchises

597
574
540
463

Canadian Franchises

0
0
0
0

Foreign Franchises

0
0
0
0

Company
Owned

22
17
16
24

Where Seeking Franchisees

In the U.S.

Exclusive territories available.

Costs & Fees

Total investment: $417.7K-653.2K
Franchise fee: $30K
Ongoing royalty fee: 4%
Term of agreement: 10 years

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

Qualifications

Cash liquidity requirement: $83.5K-130.6K
Business Experience:

General business experience

Operations

60% of all franchisees own more than one unit
Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20
Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training & Support

TRAINING

14 weeks+ training available depending on skill level

ONGOING SUPPORT

Newsletter
Meetings
Grand opening
Internet
Security/safety procedures
Field operations/evaluations

MARKETING SUPPORT

Ad slicks
Regional advertising
Other marketing support: Local media advertising

Rankings in Entrepreneur magazine 2004-2008

Franchise 500® rank:
#92 (2008); #75 (2007); #68 (2006); #85 (2005); #88 (2004);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2008; 2007; 2006; 2005; 2004;

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#51 (2006); #96 (2005); #68 (2004);

Last Updated: 4/22/2008 12:00:00 AM