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Uno Chicago Grill

Chicago-style pizza

Ike Sewell combined old Italian recipes with meats, vegetables, spices and cheese and created the first deep dish pizza in 1943. He opened Pizzeria Uno to serve his creation to pizza lovers throughout Chicago. The new restaurant became so popular that Sewell opened Pizzeria Due on an opposite corner from his original restaurant to handle customer demand.

Over 60 years later, the restaurant is now called Uno Chicago Grill and has evolved to offer a variety of grill items like steak, ribs, seafood and pastas in addition to its famous Chicago-style deep dish pizza.

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Start-up Costs & Franchises Fees

How much does it cost to open a Uno Chicago Grill Franchises?

Total Investment: $778,000-$1,700,000
Initial Franchise Fee: $35,000
Royalty Fee: 5%
Advertising Fee:

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Uno Chicago Grill News

Uno Rolls Out Lobster Menu
Uno Chicago Grill is rolling out its Best of Summer Starring Lobster menu, available now though Sept. 20. The menu was introduced in conjunction with a quirky lobster television ad campaign and a Facebook call-to-action asking fans to tell Uno what the lobster who stars in those commercials should h... more

Uno Offers Mother's Day Specials
For a limited time before and during Mother's Day, May 10, Uno Chicago Grill will be offering new entrees from their New Orleans Jazz Festival of Flavors, including savory Chicken Sausage Gumbo, Jambalaya Deep Dish Pizza, Blackened Mahi-Mahi, 6 oz. Top Sirloin with Uno WOWZA sauce, 'Ragin... more

Uno Testing $9.99 Meal Deal
Uno Chicago Grill is testing a $9.99 Complete Pizza Meal special in Boston, southern New Hampshire and Rhode Island, as well as Rochester and Buffalo, N.Y., and Columbus, Ohio. Guests in these test markets can choose any individual deep-dish or all-natural-crust flatbread pizza with the choice o... more

Uno Chicago Grill Partners With Samuel Adams
Uno Chicago Grill and the Boston Beer Co., makers of Samuel Adams Boston Lager, have teamed to develop a steak sauce recipe that will now be permanently featured on Uno's menu with its Brewmaster's Grill NY Sirloin. In late 2006, chefs from both Uno Chicago Grill and Boston Beer Co. bega... more

Uno Chicago Grill(r) Opens Kuwait City Restaurant
On the heels of a recent opening at the Mall of Dubai, the world's largest mall, Uno Chicago Grill(R) continues its expansion into the Middle East with the opening of its first unit in Kuwait. With seating for 90, the new Uno(R) launched with two nights of special events attended by local dig... more

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Franchise History

When did the first Uno Chicago Grill open? 1943
When did Uno Chicago Grill start Franchising? 1980

Year	U.S.A.	Canada	International	Corporate
2004	80	0	2	123
2003	74	0	2	116
2002	69	0	7	118
2001	58	0	4	112
2000	50	0	3	104

Expansion Plans

International: Australia,New Zealand, Canada, Central America, Mexico, South America, Western Europe,

Financing Options

Expense	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Other Financing Source(s): In-house construction & real estate financing

Training & Support

Support
Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing
Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising

Business Operations

Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 60 - 80

Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (65% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Qualifications & Business Experience

Business Experience:

Industry experience

Restaurant/hospitality experience

Related Franchise Categories

• Pizza Franchise Opportunities
• Franchises $500K to $1 Million

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