December 2013
| Business World Magazine | 131
on serving great tasting food
in a friendly environment.”
The business model has
been further bolstered by
carefully considering quali-
fications in franchise candi-
dates. Corporate principals of
Boston Pizza are not simply
looking for investors with fi-
nancial resources, rather en-
trepreneurs looking to build
upon their own successful track records,
regardless of industry background, who
can adhere to the fundamental formula
which this brand has consistently demon-
strated as successful.
As Pacinda explains, “We have a bit of
a saying here, ‘Go into business for your-
self, but not by yourself.’ When some
people start a business on their own, they
have to figure out the procedures, the
recipes, the staff training, the accounting,
sourcing of supplies and so much more.
In our case, that’s all been thought out,
planned and perfected over the last fifty
years. Our partners get to own their own
business, but they’re not on their own ...
they’ve got a whole organization working
to support them.”
