well i am thinking of opening a pizza delivery store on the lines of dominos.


what do you think is required for a store like this and is there any place where i can find sales and profits for other simular stores,

Papa Johns

Are you talking a franchise or independent store? I did part-time Donino's delivery for couple months a couple of years ago. I have a friend that has a pizza shop and know his friends that have shops. Pizza shops are getting very competitive just look around your area---how many in a 2 mile radious. The CHEESE is getting expensive. I believe that mark-up on pizza is good-cost 25-30% in food-chese, dough etc...boxes...

Let us know what your looking at doing. If your going to deliver it would be good to be close to college or university or large corp. center. Be prepaired to work long hours.

well i am not getting a franchise but setting up my own independent store, i dnt know what area your living in but here in London, UK there arnt many pizza shops at all.

1. make sure your food is damn good.

the rest will come.

I am in chester county Pennsylvania. Just about 35 miles from Philadelphia.

googled pizza london and found a lot

http://www.london-eating.co.uk/cuisines/pizza.asp

May want to check them out. Do they deliver? Is that your niche?

How much money do you have? Make a list. You need freezers, friges deep fryers. Write a list.

It would be helpful is you give us a little more information. What do you know about pizza? Are you delivering because no others does? What about cheese steaks? hoagies/subs. Are you going after American or other tourist?

Two schools of thought for pizza.

1) Great pizza sold at a premium.
2) So-So pizza sold cheap.

If you can do Great Pizza sold cheap, then you will have no problem with business; I can imagine that profits would be quite slim.

Honestly decide which you are going to be. It will affect your choice of suppliers, equipment, menu items, etc.