Old Chicago restaurants ("Old Chicago Restaurant (s)" or "Restaurant (s) ") are full-service neighborhood restaurants that feature a welcoming casual dining atmosphere, Chicago-style deep dish pizza, pasta, calzones, burgers and sandwiches and related food items and beverages featuring our wide ever-changing selection of the best local and regional craft beers as well as a full range of imported and mass domestic beers. Each Old Chicago Restaurant serves as the local craft beer authority and participates in our industry leading loyalty program featuring the distinctive and engaging "World Beer Tour" as well as our exclusive Explorer Series and Mini Tours. We offer area development franchises ("Area Development Franchise (s) ") for the right to open multiple Restaurants in a designated area. Area developers sign individual franchise agreements for each Restaurant. We primarily offer Area Development Franchises, but we may offer single Restaurant franchises in certain situations.
Company Background
Old Chicago is a chain of full-service neighborhood restaurants that offer a friendly casual atmosphere, deep dish pizzas, pasta, calzones, burgers and sandwiches. The company features a wide selection of beers from both local and regional craft breweries as well as imported and domestic beers. Each Old Chicago restaurant also serves as the local craft beer authority with its own loyalty program featuring distinctive benefits for loyal customers.
Franchise Opportunity
It can be hard to find a good place to eat that has both great food and a large selection of craft beers. Not only is it hard to find a restaurant that meets both of these qualifications, but it's also tough to know which restaurants have a good beer selection. Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom is the perfect solution. We have award-winning deep dish pizza, pasta, calzones, burgers and sandwiches, and an ever-changing selection of local and regional craft beers on tap. Plus, we're the local craft beer authority so you can always trust us to have the best beer options in town.
Corporate Structure
Old Chicago Franchising LLC was incorporated as a Delaware corporation in April 1999, and was converted to a Delaware limited liability company on November 15, 2010. They operate under the names “Old Chicago Franchising LLC,” “Old Chicago®” and “Old Chicago Pizza and Tap Room.” Their principal business address is 8001 Arista Place, Suite 500, Broomfield, Colorado 80021. They began offering franchises for Old Chicago® Restaurants in February 2000.
Investment and Franchisee Fees
The total investment necessary to begin operations of an Old Chicago Restaurant ranges from $1,329,000 to $1,947,000, including between $98,100 and $135,100 which must be paid to the franchisor or its affiliates.
Earnings Transparency
1 /10
This Franchise discloses much less information about the financial performance of their franchisees compared to other franchises in the same industry
Why do some franchises disclose more than others?
There are many reasons why a brand may choose to not include item 19 on their FDD: they could be a newer franchise, they may be in a unique industry that is not super profitable or well-known yet
Franchisee Attrition
10 /10
This franchise's rate of attrition in 2023
of 0.00%
was
Lower
than the 2% in the Restaurants (Sit-Down) industry. Generally speaking, a higher rate of attrition represents a less stable franchise system and a lower rate of attrition indicates a more successful system
What's Included in franchise attrition?
We define the franchisee attrition rate as the sum of terminations, re-acquisitions by
franchisor, non-renewals, and ceased operations, divided by the number of outlest at the start of the year.
It is a strong indicator of the strength of the underlying operating model
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Distribution of Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom Franchisees
Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom Franchise System Development in 2021
FAQ
How much investment do I need to start my own Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom business?
Franchisees typically require at least
$1,329,000 to
$1,947,000 investment to get their
Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom business started
What are the initial franchise fees for Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom?
Franchisees typically need to pay at least
$40,000 in fees directly to
Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom in order to earn the right to launch their business
How much money can I make with a Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom franchise? What are
the average revenues for a typical Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom business?
We haven’t done the math on how much revenue a typical
Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom brings in each year. We estimate that other
franchisees in the Food & Beverage industry generate
$0 revenue, so we would expect
Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom to generate a similar amount
How long do I need to commit to running a Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom unit? What
is my contractual commitment?
Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom franchisees are typically required to sign up to a
20 year contract initially. The renewal length
is 10 years. You can of course exit early but
don’t expect to get any refund!
Accessibility
6 /10
The Franchisor's investment costs ranges from
$378,270 to $1,638,554
which is
Much Lower
than the $931,012 to $1,843,346 average in the Restaurants (Sit-Down) industry
What determines the investment cost?
Item 7 of the Franchise Disclosure Document lays out the full list of initial investment costs, including the fee payable to the franchisor, security deposits, equipment, professional fees etc
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