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Pizza Inn opened its first restaurant in 1958, when pizza was considered a novelty food. Today, pizza is a $30 Billion dollar business. Pizza Inn has always had a great product, and now we are re-energizing our efforts to strengthen the brand best known for it's made-from-scratch pizzas. Now more than ever, Pizza Inn is all about quality: quality products, quality service and quality franchisees.
Our Mission:
To serve our neighbors great tasting, fresh made pizza, each and every day.
We are brightening up our brand image with a new, energized design. Our business model has been updated to ensure our brand in South Carolina delivers the same high quality customer experience as it does in Texas. If you are up to the challenges of being a Pizza Inn franchise, we will work together to create a brand we can all be proud of.
As a Pizza Inn franchisee you have the choice of three different store concepts:
The Pizza Inn Buffet restaurants range in size from 3,000 - 5,000 square feet, and feature a back fed buffet bar. Many locations may include a party room and game room. All locations will feature décor that highlights our 40- year heritage. This restaurant provides a family-style atmosphere offering dine-in, carry-out, and delivery service. Our restaurants offer continuous buffet service featuring our full menu of pizzas, pasta, salads, appetizers, desserts, and beverages. This restaurant can be located in retail strip centers or constructed as a freestanding building.
A Pizza Inn delivery/carry-out concept (Delco) is ideal for the carry-out and delivery demands of today's customer. Like the buffet restaurant, a Delco carries a full menu of pizzas, pasta, salads, appetizers, desserts and beverages. It also compliments a market area that features our buffet restaurant. These restaurants are typically located in retail strip centers adjacent to sufficiently populated area to ensure a strong delivery base. Square footage for these units typically range from 900 to 1200 square feet. Good visibility and high traffic counts are important elements of a successful Delco.
Pizza Inn Express is ideal for high traffic sites with "customers-on-the-go". This "mini" version of the Pizza Inn operation offers a limited menu centered on Pizza Inn's pizzas along with several appetizers, all made with the same quality ingredients found throughout our chain. Advantages include a low initial investment, minimal space (only 200-400 sq. ft.) and a simplified menu for lower operating and labor cost. This non-traditional restaurant is great for convenience stores, airports, hotels, travel plazas, college dining halls and other high-traffic locations.
We've developed systems designed to make your restaurant successful:
We are looking for financially qualified franchisees that are interested in working hard to build a brand, are committed to quality, systems oriented, a team player, and committed to operating under a license agreement. If you think you might be right for Pizza Inn, we'd like to hear from you!
The information presented may have changed since first published. We recommend that you always verify fees, investment amounts and offers with the business opportunity directly prior to making a decision to invest.
1. What training and ongoing support do you provide?
You want to know what happens after you pay the initial fee. A strong franchisor provides comprehensive pre-opening training, site-selection help, operational playbooks, and continuous assistance with marketing, technology, and supply chains.
2. What is the total initial investment, and did actual startup costs match the estimates in Item 7 of the FDD?
The Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) lists estimated startup costs in Item 7, but real-world expenses can run higher. Asking how closely current owners tracked to these estimates reveals if you need extra working capital or if hidden fees exist.
3. How do royalties and local/national marketing fees impact profitability?
You need to understand ongoing financial obligations-such as monthly royalty percentages and ad fund contributions-and evaluate whether the brand value and support justify cutting into your profit margins.
4. What are the common challenges new franchisees face, and how do you help them overcome them?
Transparent franchisors will openly discuss real hurdles like local competition, tight labor markets, or supply chain bottlenecks, and show you the exact playbook or field support they offer to solve them as well as allowing you to speak with other franchisees.
5. How many franchise locations have closed or left the system in the past few years, and why?
High turnover, store closures, or quiet franchise exits are major red flags. This question measures system stability, territory health, and whether the corporate team addresses struggling owners or lets them fail.
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