Start your own Chicago-style deep dish pizza franchise. Japes is an exciting new opportunity in the established and growing pizza franchise segment. Our mission is to sell the UK’s favourite deep-dish pizza using only the best fresh ingredients prepared every day.
Who We Are
Japes has serving been delicious, Chicago-style, deep-dish pizza since their inception in 2018 and it has been a massive hit with a wide demographic as it offers a unique experience compared to the rest of the market. Using only the finest 100% natural ingredients and its own proprietary recipes for dough and sauces, this brand's pizzas truly stand out as a differentiated product within a market that is worth 3.2 billion in the UK alone.
Japes incredible pizza has naturally created a strong brand following, with a growing social media presence and many eager returning customers.
The Franchise Opportunity
There are huge benefits to investing in Japes. The processes in the kitchen have been simplfied, meaning that training is quick and efficient without the need for specially trained pizza chefs. In addition, pizzas are a high margin product allowing for excellent potential for return on investment. The restaurants are built to high standards but at moderate cost, further adding to the accessibility of this opportunity.
The Franchise Package
As a franchisee, you will benefit from the following:
Development & Construction
- Site selection assistance
- Site approval
- Access to Design partner
- Brand operating system
- Certified Training location
- 23-Day Comprehensive Franchise Training
- Online training and franchisee intranet via Flow™
- Grand opening training, opening assistance and ongoing support
- Kitchen operation and proprietary product recipes
- Cost-control and compliance tech systems
- Dedicated field support
- Operational Reviews
- Brand excellence check and coaching
- Brand marketing resources
- Pre-opening marketing plan
- Grand opening marketing plan
- Ongoing field marketing support
- Annual marketing calendar and activation
- Product development & innovation
The Next Steps
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Japes Signs First Franchisee, Plans Camden Opening
Cri&cally-acclaimed deep-dish pizza brand Japes has signed their first franchise deal.
Facilitated by food franchising specialists Seeds Consulting, this partnership will mark a third site opening for Japes. The venue is scheduled to start trading in Spring 2024 at 24 Parkway, Camden Town, a prime location formerly occupied by Masala Zone.
Japes was founded in 2018 by Alex and Jovana Aleksić and has since achieved great success, earning rave reviews for incredible food, fantastic atmosphere, and friendly service in both Soho and Greenwich.
The new Camden development will be headed by London-based entrepreneur and existing
UK food franchisee Ajmeet Singh, who says: "Having been a regular pizza enthusiast, I decided to venture into the pizzeria business because I find it incredibly innovative with immense potential. This journey excites me, and I firmly believe that together, we will create a landmark in the world of delicious pizzas. I'm eager to share this culinary adventure with
Japes. Here's to crafting a memorable and flavourful experience together!"
Mateo Frigeri, Managing Director of Seeds Consulting, comments: “Japes’ Chicago- and London-style deep-dish pizzas have generated a tremendous following, the franchise is
proving equally popular. This is not a surprise: not only Japes does pizza in its own unique way, but it is also very scalable.
They have said arrivederci to pizzaiolos and do not require any serious extraction. We are confident Ajmeet will do well, he is targeting multiple locations”.
Japes Founder Alex Alexic adds: “We express our sincere gratitude to Ajmeet and Seeds Consulting for their decision to collaborate with Japes in launching our inaugural franchised
outlet. We look forward to working with both entities to ensure the success of our Camden location and lay a solid groundwork for further growth. Japes had thousands of happy guests, and our team worked very hard to make our offering simpler to operate while making it more artractive to our guests. This was a tough challenge as in most cases these two goals would take company and operations in different direction. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all members of our team on achieving both goals and helping us to start franchising. “
