The all-time favorite meal of choice for many continues to be a popular option for both consumers and businesspeople alike, as pizza franchises are maintaining a healthy proportion of the fast food industry, despite the popularity of ethnic cuisines.
Pizza franchises are like the meal themselves: they contain many different elements and can provide a satisfying end result, are quick and easy to set up and prepare and are hugely popular – plus, pizzas have one of the highest mark-ups of any food item.
Interesting Pizza Facts!
- Pizza is one of the most regularly eaten fast foods in the UK, with millions of the round Italian dishes being consumed every year. Americans eat 100 acres of pizza a day or 350 slices per second.
- October is National Pizza Month originating in 1987
- There are approximately 10,000 pizzerias in the UK, WITH EVERY man, woman and child in UK consuming an average of 46 slices of pizza a year.
Over 5 billion pizzas are sold worldwide each year. According to a recent Gallup Poll, kids between the ages of 3 to 11 prefer pizza over all other food groups for lunch and dinner
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Why invest in a pizza franchise?
Pizza Franchise: Location and Financial Considerations
Of course, the franchisee needs to consider the normal factors before diving into the industry, such as their location, finances and how much time they can personally commit to running an outlet.
(a) Location
Ideally, a pizza franchise would be situated where there are large numbers of people and other industries, such as pubs, clubs, shops and residential areas. Targeting students is also a key tactic, as university towns often have large numbers of students happy to pay out for a takeaway and also become employed in fast food stores.
(b) Finances
But there are also pitfalls potential franchisees need to be aware of. Financially, it is necessary to raise a fair amount of money – a certain proportion of which must often be cash – in order to begin the franchise deal in the first place. Making sure marketing, training, product control and high standards are also met every day is also the job of the franchisee, ultimately meaning the outlet can only be as rewarding as the amount of time invested in it.
There are dozens of pizza franchises available for you to invest in the UK & Ireland, and despite the current healthy eating boom, there seems to be little sign of the global demand for pizza and its variants waning.