Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Chicken Kitchen | El Pollo Loco | |
| Investment | 300000 - 500000 | 900000 - 1755000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 2%-3%-4% |
| Advertising Fee | 2%local+1%Nat'l | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1980 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Chicken Kitchen | El Pollo Loco | |
| Experience | Restaurant or hospitality experience is highly desirable, but not a pre-requisite to become a Chicken Kitchen franchisee. Chicken Kitchen is seeking highly motivated, energetic, hard working operators with an unrelenting commitment to serving quality food and total customer satisfaction | We require a minimum of five years of experience as an owner/operator within the restaurant industry. You must also live in the area of development in order to manage the restaurant on a daily basis. |
Financing Options |
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| Chicken Kitchen | El Pollo Loco | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Chicken Kitchen | El Pollo Loco | |
| Training | * Seven weeks pre-opening training for franchisee and restaurant managers * Franchise training consultants offering ongoing training programs for crew and management * Complete restaurant-opening support | |
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Has a proven history of successful marketing Is aligned with award-winning advertising agencies Utilizes a strategic approach to building a strong brand Is focused on driving traffic and sales profitably We provide a full array of targeted advertising tools and marketing plans to build awareness and drive customers into our restaurants through: Innovative marketing and advertising campaign Development and execution of bilingual promotional strategies Product innovation to fuel sustained growth Support for grand openings Marketing plans tailored to each market's needs Effective communication and support of franchisees' needs Access to El Pollo Loco's online LSM toolkit (at franchisees disposal) | |
| Operations | Type of operator required: hands-on owner | 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: 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Chicken Kitchen | El Pollo Loco | |
| US Expansion | Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Chicken Kitchen | |
| El Pollo Loco | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Chicken Kitchen | |
| El Pollo Loco | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Chicken Kitchen | 5% |
| El Pollo Loco | 2%-3%-4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Chicken Kitchen | 2%local+1%Nat'l |
| El Pollo Loco | |
| Year Founded | |
| Chicken Kitchen | 0 |
| El Pollo Loco | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Chicken Kitchen | 0 |
| El Pollo Loco | 1980 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Chicken Kitchen | 20 years |
| El Pollo Loco | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Chicken Kitchen | |
| El Pollo Loco | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Chicken Kitchen | Restaurant or hospitality experience is highly desirable, but not a pre-requisite to become a Chicken Kitchen franchisee. Chicken Kitchen is seeking highly motivated, energetic, hard working operators with an unrelenting commitment to serving quality food and total customer satisfaction |
| El Pollo Loco | We require a minimum of five years of experience as an owner/operator within the restaurant industry. You must also live in the area of development in order to manage the restaurant on a daily basis. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Chicken Kitchen | |
| El Pollo Loco | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Chicken Kitchen | |
| El Pollo Loco | |
| Equipment | |
| Chicken Kitchen} | |
| El Pollo Loco | |
| Inventory | |
| Chicken Kitchen | |
| El Pollo Loco | |
| Receivables | |
| Chicken Kitchen | |
| El Pollo Loco | |
| Payroll | |
| Chicken Kitchen | |
| El Pollo Loco | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Chicken Kitchen | |
| El Pollo Loco | * Seven weeks pre-opening training for franchisee and restaurant managers * Franchise training consultants offering ongoing training programs for crew and management * Complete restaurant-opening support |
| Support | |
| Chicken Kitchen | |
| El Pollo Loco | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Chicken Kitchen | |
| El Pollo Loco | Has a proven history of successful marketing Is aligned with award-winning advertising agencies Utilizes a strategic approach to building a strong brand Is focused on driving traffic and sales profitably We provide a full array of targeted advertising tools and marketing plans to build awareness and drive customers into our restaurants through: Innovative marketing and advertising campaign Development and execution of bilingual promotional strategies Product innovation to fuel sustained growth Support for grand openings Marketing plans tailored to each market's needs Effective communication and support of franchisees' needs Access to El Pollo Loco's online LSM toolkit (at franchisees disposal) |
| Operations | |
| Chicken Kitchen | Type of operator required: hands-on owner |
| El Pollo Loco | 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: 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Chicken Kitchen | |
| El Pollo Loco | Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Chicken Kitchen | |
| El Pollo Loco | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Chicken Kitchen | |
| El Pollo Loco | |