Why Sundance?

Many people have asked us why we agreed to become an "official provider" of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Why would a pizza franchise company with 40 locations in states throughout the U.S. want to support an internationally renowned independent film festival?

The answer is simple: exposure

At the moment, Nick-N-Willy's is a small pizza franchise company but we have plans to grow and get much, much bigger. We want more people to try our delicious pizza, calzones, focaccia sandwiches, wings, salads and desserts because we think our food tastes better. We also want to invite more people to partner with us as franchisees because we also believe our franchising model is better.

The 2010 Sundance Film Festival has given us the opportunity to reach out to about 50,000 people at the event. Most of them from the United States, but many from other parts of the world. The festival is located in an area where we have two restaurants - one in Park City, the other in Salt Lake City. The event has also given us a chance to feed 3,000 people, most of whom are from the Park City area and other markets where we have restaurants. All of these people are new potential customers and franchisees.

In addition, we have leveraged our sponsorship of Sundance through "Official Provider" branding, social media and media relations, and managed to capture new audiences through newspaper articles, radio interviews, Twitter, Facebook and blog posts.

Total exposure has exceeded the value of our investment and we're pleased with the results.

Overall it's been a win-win for everyone. We got the exposure we wanted and festival organizers got the best pizza for their event!

Nick-N-Willy's Vice President of Operations, Paola Rossi explains more about our contribution to Sundance and why we wanted to get involved.

Click below to listen to our interview with Paola Rossi, VP of Operations at Nick-N-Willy's Pizza:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q73FMReJrHI

Sundance Film Festival Feast Provider

Sonia Bernard-McCall slices pies at Nick-N-Willy's in Park City, Utah

What does it take to be an official provider of pizza for 3,000 volunteers at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival? The answer is great tasting pizza, an organized team and a strong leader with a passion for pizza. Sonia Bernard-McCall is the owner of the Nick-N-Willy's in Park City and she is the reason 3,000 festival volunteers will be able to enjoy hot, delicious pizza for free from Nick-N-Willy's. Sonia and her team have been able to seemlessly keep up with the demanding pizza delivery schedule without ever missing a beat. Every day for the last few weeks Sonia's been rallying her crew to bake and deliver volumes of pizzas to hundreds hungry people.

To Sonia, the exposure at the festival is already paying off. A large majority of the volunteers are from the Park City area and Sonia expects most of them will become Nick-N-Willy's customers after they taste her incredible pizza made with the freshest ingredients and signature pizza dough recipe. The new customers are already streaming in.




Sonia's goal is to share her passion for pizza with as many people as possible. By participating in Sundance, the biggest event in her community, she's doing exactly that.

Click here to hear an interview with Sonia about her store's participation in the 2010 Sundance Film Festival

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgfoUyvC-OU

The Real Stars of the Sundance Show.

It's no doubt that the volunteers at Sundance are an integral part of making the event run efficiently. Some may say they're actually the real stars of the show here. The Sundance Institute is a non-profit organization, therefore it relies heavily on donations, sponsors and the dedication of thousands of people - many of whom don't get paid a cent.

Festival volunteers enjoying our pizza.

We've noticed the volunteers everywhere at the resort. They can be seen in the theatres, at the info booths and the box office, and even directing traffic. This year 1,600 people have graciously donated their time to be a part of this world renowned festival. Sure, they get to see some fantastic screenings and are fed great meals from Nick-N-Willy's pizza, but for the most, they're worked hard over the course of the 10-day event.


We had the chance to speak with Emily Aagaard, the Manager of the Sundance Festival Volunteers, to learn more about how the volunteer operation works, why Sundance values having a pizza sponsor this year, and what the volunteers really think about Nick-N-Willy's Pizza!

Interviewing Emily Aagaard, Manager of Sundance Festival Volunteers

Click here to watch our video interview - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lk4wsg1YVM

Own a Pizza Franchise For Only $50K Down

Nick-N-Willy’s Pizza has five amazing resale opportunities !!!

· Chanhassen MN
· Holladay UT
· Vancouver WA
· Plano TX
· Kansas City KS

Own one of these Pizza Franchises:

· Only $50K down
· Owner will finance
· 5% interest rate

All of these locations are being individually sold for just $50,000 down with the balance being financed through us, the franchisor.

The only catch is we're looking for the right candidate. Not everybody will be able to qualify for this financing deal. Only strong candidates with management and sales backgrounds who have a strong desire to follow systems will be considered. We’re not in the business of running locations, we’re in the business of running a franchise system, and if we find the perfect candidate who wants to run this store and make it hugely successful, then we will offer this deal.

These restaurants have been open for anywhere from one to five years, and gross revenues have ranged from $250,000 to $500,000 annually. All five of these stores have a sale price of under $250,000. We are currently accepting offers from pre-qualified candidates. We will be selecting the best candidates over the next couple months and making our final decision and offers.

Watch our new franchise video:

http://www.nicknwillys.com/files_2/franchising.php

To learn more contact:

Jason Brice
Franchise Development Manager
1-866-985-8586 x422