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Ed & Joe's Restaurant & Pizzeria

Ed & Joe’s Restaurant and Pizzeria is a full-service, carryout or dine-in restaurant serving delicious pizzas and many other menu items, including a long list of appetizers, a page full of salad selections, and other house favorites, like steaks, pork chops, chicken dishes, pasta dishes, even an assortment of sandwiches and wraps. But the star of the show at Ed & Joe’s is the pizzas, made the way customers love them, with fresh ingredients and exquisite combinations. Ed & Joe’s selection of gourmet pizzas includes its popular Taco Pizza, Meatball Marinara Pizza, the Sinatra Pizaa, BBQ Chicken, and other specialties. With such a huge menu, coupled with the easy, laid-back atmosphere of Ed & Joe’s, the restaurant offers fun and satisfaction for everyone in the family.

Facts & figures
Liquid capital required
$50,000
Net worth required
$150,000
Investment
$150,000 - $640,000
Franchise fee
$165,000

Ed & Joe’s Restaurant and Pizzeria offers two franchise concepts: a smaller carryout concept and a full-size dine-in restaurant. The carryout facilities range in size from 750 to 1,000 square feet, while the dine-in designs are 4,500 to 6,000 square feet, providing a spacious, comfortable restaurant atmosphere with a full menu of delicious, well-known pizzas. Whichever concept is chosen, franchisees are fully supported by the company with assistance in developing corporate identity and brand awareness, comprehensive training, start-up and ongoing operations, site selection and marketing. Ed & Joe’s is an exciting franchise opportunity and the company is seeking partners for expanded locations.

Ed & Joe’s Restaurant & Pizzeria Franchise Opportunities – History

Ed & Joe’s Restaurant and Pizzeria was founded in 1061, when Ed Clark and his partner Joe opened their first restaurant in Tinley Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. At the time, Michael Clark, Ed’s son, became a teenage pizza apprentice, and became owner of the business in 1978. Michael Clark has grown Ed & Joe’s to several locations since the company began franchising in 2004.

Ed & Joe’s Restaurant & Pizzeria Franchise Cost / Initial

Investment / Ed & Joe’s Restaurant & Pizzeria Franchise Income

The franchise fee for Ed & Joes’s Restaurant and Pizzeria is $25,000 to $45,000, depending on the franchise format. The total investment required to open and operate an Ed & Joe’s franchise ranges from $165,000 to $640,000, with liquid cash available of $50,000 to $100,000, and net worth of at least $150,000. A 6% royalty fee on gross sales is paid to the company.

Ed & Joe’s Restaurant & Pizzeria Business Opportunities: Other

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Ed & Joe’s Restaurant and Pizzeria offers assistance with fundraising initiatives by providing gift certificates to its restaurants for children to sell, making a 20% return on each certificate. It’s one way Ed & Joe’s stays involved in the communities it serves.

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