How to Start a Pizza Hut Express Franchise
Yum Brands, the parent company for Pizza Hut, offers franchise opportunities. These opportunities are not for everyone. Find out if franchising a Pizza Hut store is right for you by following these eight steps.
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Things You'll Need
- $1 million net worth
- Experience and working knowledge of the food service industry
- $360,000 in liquid assets
Instructions
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Fill out the franchise information application. This application is available online or by calling the Pizza Hut home office, Yum Brands.
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Access capital and financing. Yum brands will want to know that you have $1 million net worth, experience in and working knowledge of the food service industry, as well as $360,000 in liquid assets.
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Allow Yum Brands to perform a credit and background check along with a detailed interview. At this time you will be shown the training requirements, begin an operating plan, as well as complete a franchise profile.
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Perform a one and a half day store experience. This will give you insight into a typical work day.
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Locate a franchise site. Location is key and Yum Brands will need to approve the site of your franchise prior to starting your own Pizza Hut franchise.
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Negotiate a store purchase. This is only necessary when you are purchasing a new store.
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Attend training courses. Training courses consist of 8 to 12 weeks of extensive in-store as well as classroom training on Pizza Hut products.
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Prepare to open several more sites in the future. Yum Brands requires a commitment of at least 3 to 5 store openings within the first 3 years of establishing an agreement with the company.
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Tips & Warnings
Verify that you are complying with each step successful. Make sure that you are experienced enough to franchise.
The process can take 6 to 18 months to complete. Enter into the franchising process with a detailed business plan.
