“People can do jointly what they cannot do singly; and the union of minds and hands, the concentration of their power, becomes almost omnipotent.”    Daniel Webster

Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Sub franchise system provides qualified people the opportunity to own and operate a specialty restaurant serving pizza, unique hot submarine sandwiches, and related food and beverages. We invite you to consider owning a Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs restaurant franchise. This might be the business opportunity you have been looking for.

When it comes to satisfying a hearty appetite, a fresh, made-to-order pizza or hot submarine sandwich meets the challenge. When it comes to offering great pizza and hot submarine sandwiches, few restaurants can measure up to Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs.

The casual atmosphere and menu of Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Sub restaurants attract and satisfy customers of all ages, including business people, blue collar workers, students, families, and seniors seeking variety, fresh food, and a high-quality dining experience. Lunch, dinner or evening, orders can be filled for in-store dining, take out or delivered in one of our unique delivery vehicles.

Our Food, quality, and business systems set us apart
A Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs franchise combines the freshest food, cutting-edge management tools, latest delivery systems, and ongoing support services to satisfy your customers’ expectations and your business goals.

Setting the standard for freshness
Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs restaurants only serve the freshest products by slicing and preparing meat, cheeses, and fresh bread daily in their own locations.

The Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Sub story

Dale H. Kelsey established his first carry out and delivery restaurant in 1984. The restaurant, Pizza and Sub Shop, was located in Twin Falls, Idaho. Over time, the original concept of quality at reasonable price has grown to include Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs restaurants in several states.

The number of Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs restaurants has grown because we have become a favorite dining place of our customers, and our customers recommend our restaurants to their friends. We continue to perfect the original concept of providing quality food at a fair price each time a new location is opened. Never forgetting that is what has made Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs successful!

Dale H. Kelsey is the president and CEO of Papa Kelsey’s International, Inc. Since 1984 he has developed, refined, marketed, and operated six Papa Kelsey’s restaurants through Papa Kelsey-Klassen, Ltd.

Daniel Klassen is the vice-president and chief operations officer for Papa Kelsey’s Interntional Inc. From 1979 to 1991, Daniel worked for Sizzler restaurants in a wide range of capacities including over 6 years as a general manager. In 1991, Daniel began developing and operating four Papa Kelsey’s restaurants through Kelsey-Klassen, Ltd.

Why a franchise?

A franchise provides several advantages not available to people trying to start a business of their own. Starting an independent business can be very costly and frustrating. The U.S. Department of Commerce states that in general, franchises have a better chance of survival using the franchisor’s know-how and trademark. Plus Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs is a time tested, proven business with 15 years experience and expertise.
American consumers love franchises! Sales through franchised businesses now account for more then one third of all retail sales and are forecasted to reach & 1 trillion by the year 2000. By providing established operating techniques, a recognized trade name, and on going business development support, franchising provides qualified entrepreneurs with an increasingly popular way to achieve the American dream.
The Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs franchise program is designed to enable you to put the advantages of franchising to work for yourself.

Business systems to help your business thrive

Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs uses the RapidFire point-of-sale system to save you time, give you more control over your business, and cut your costs. Using standard PC computer hardware, you and your employees can choose menu items by touching a computer screen with a finer or light pen.
The RapidFire system eliminates messy handwritten tickets, reduces order taking time to increase volume, controls labor and food costs, generates detailed reports, provides marketing capabilities, supplies inventory controls, eases hiring and training, and streamlines purchasing operations and accounting functions. Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs uses RapidFire to:

• 92% of all franchise owners surveyed reported they considered their franchise to be successful.

  Increase profits by providing quick and accurate orders, reducing kitchen mistakes and waste, and calculating tax and order totals.
• Personalize service by displaying customer information when orders are placed, providing information for verifying delivery, and automatically printing coupons or messages on receipts of new customers.
• Market customers by using the database for identifying first-time purchases, sending direct mail pieces, and recontacting infrequent customers.
• Control labor and food costs by providing the tools to train new employees, monitor employee activities, generate labor reports, and track inventory.
• Provide management reports to analyze operations and generate time clock, delivery, customer, inventory, server, and department reports.
• Customize features to protect data, automatically generate and send reports, centralize order processing at one telephone number for multiple stores, and automatically back up data.

RapidFire’s features contribute to your restaurant’s profitability, the system’s client support, system reliability, and low service costs. Continual and timely enhancements offer Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs franchises the tools for making your business profitable and providing your customers a new level of service.

Delivering Fresh, hot food and quality image

Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs believes that our delivery customers deserve the same high-quality food and service they receive in our stores. To provide this superior service, Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs delivery systems use the ultimate delivery vehicle, which features a 6.5 cubic-foot convention holding oven that can carry up to nine 22-inch pizzas or twenty-six 12-inch pizzas. The stainless steel compartment is heated to a 180°F by an engine heat exchanger system to preserve food quality and freshness. The oven is specially designed to fit compact vehicles. You also receive the benefit of displaying the Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs logo and telephone number on vehicle.
Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs delivery stem ensures consistent quality in:

• Food
• Service
• Image

Our delivery system is further enhanced by the RapidFire point-of-sale system and the fact that each of our cars is equipped with a 2-way radio. With RapidFire system, we can take our commitment to customer satisfaction and service one step further. The state-of-the-art delivery dispatch system ensures complete customer satisfaction. Should a problem arise, our delivery system immediately flags the problem, so you can compensate the customer! With 2-way radios in each car, the driver can call the restaurant for immediate directions to the delivery location. This ensures on-time, quality service.
A Successful delivery program can increase sales by as much as 35%. That is why Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs has invested an enormous amount of effort to develop a program that works!

A franchise system that offers you more

With a Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs franchise, you will be in business for yourself. The Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs franchise system provides you a full range of startup and ongoing support, including:

• Restaurant location review.
• Design and construction review.
• Complete equipment specifications.
• Comprehensive training that includes food preparation techniques, staffing, customer service procedures, financial controls, and the hands-on procedures and management techniques to train and supervise your employees.
• Access to our Operations Manual, which details the day-to-day operating procedures of your Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs business.
• Purchasing power to acquire products and equipment available at group rates through the Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs franchise organization.
• Ongoing promotional support, including advertising materials and system wide coordinated strategies.
• Opening assistance. We will be at your side to help during the important opening days. To help your business get off to a strong start and run smoothly, we will guide you in hiring, training, purchasing, operations accounting, and marketing.
• Continued research and reports on new menu developments, product procedures, equipment, and other innovations.

While the success of you Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs depends on you, our expertise provides the edge to building a thriving business!
By providing established operating techniques, a recognized trade name, and ongoing business development support, a Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs franchise provides qualified entrepreneurs an opportunity to achieve the American dream.

Answers to the most commonly asked questions about owning a Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs Franchise

Q. What will the initial franchise fee be?
The initial franchise fee is $20,000 payable at the time the franchise agreement is signed. The Franchise fee for the second and subsequent units is $15,000.

Q. What do I receive for the franchise fee?
The franchise fee helps to cover the cost of providing you with business opening assistance, initial training, on-site training and advertising support, and other franchise development services.

Q. What other expenses are involved in starting my business?
Your total investment for a unit will be determined by a range of variables, including the size of your location, geographic area, the leasing arrangement of your building, local municipality regulations, and your financial arrangements. The amount of actual cash invested by a franchisee is determined by the strength of the franchisee’s financial statements and ability to obtain financing.
The following estimates provide high and low costs of opening a Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs franchise. These costs do not include royalties or advertising fees.

Q. What is the fee for continuing support services?
Our ongoing royalty fee is 5% of gross sales derived from you franchised business, paid weekly.

Q. What about advertising?
Building recognition of the Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs name and reputation is an all-important part of Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs business. For this reason, each location contributes 2% of its gross sales into the Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs advertising and development fund. In addition, 1% of gross sales is spent by the franchisee for local and/or co-op advertising.

Q. How much training is provided in the Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs system of operations?
You and two of your employees will participate in an initial training course of approximately 3 weeks duration. This course provides instruction in kitchen duties, customer service, and administrative procedures involved in running a Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs restaurant.

Q. What form of continuing guidance and support will I receive?
As a Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs franchise owner, you will receive periodic visits from your franchise representative, who will provide guidance and quality control. You will also receive a copy of the Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs confidential Operations Manual, which describes the policies and procedures involved in running your business. As the Operations Manual is updated, revisions will be provided to you.

Q. Will I have an exclusive territory?
Yes. Each Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs restaurant will be located in its own “designated area,” inside which no other Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs restaurant will be located. Your territory may be defined by an enclosed mall or by zip code boundaries, highways, physical landforms, or other criteria. The typical designated area will include a population base of approximately 15,000 -20,000.

Q. What is the term of my franchise agreement?
The basic term is 4 years. If renewal criteria are satisfied, your franchise agreement is renewable for up to a total of 25 years.

Q. What is my next Step?
Just fill out the Confidential Franchise Qualification Report. and return it to us in the envelope provided. If after reviewing your qualifications, we feel you have the potential to join the Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs franchise organization, you will be invited to meet with us in person. At that time, you will receive a Uniform Franchise Offering Circular, including Franchise Agreement and other disclosure documents. After you carefully examine these documents, you should consult your attorney and/or certified public accountant on points of law, finance, taxes, and lease implications. If you have any questions in the meantime, please feel free to call us at (208) 523-3136