Country Kitchen vs Original Joe's Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Country Kitchen vs Original Joe's including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
  Country Kitchen Original Joe's
Investment 425000 - 1685000 950000 - 950000
Franchise Fee
Royalty Fee 4% 5%
Advertising Fee 3% local + 1% Int'l 2%
Year Founded 1939 1998
Year Franchised 1958 0
Term Of Agreement
Term Of Agreement
Renewal Fee


Business Experience Requirements
  Country Kitchen Original Joe's
Experience

Financing Options
  Country Kitchen Original Joe's
 
Franchise Fees
Start-up Costs
Equipment
Inventory
Receivables
Payroll

Training & Support
  Country Kitchen Original Joe's
Training Our Education and Training programs help you build an enthusiastic Country Kitchen team with a passion for Absolute Guest Satisfaction. Training videos, operations manuals and on-site training crews are just a few of the tools designed to help your restaurant run efficiently as a team. In addition, we offer a 6 to 10 week hands-on training course at a certified training restaurant, new store opening support and Management Leadership Seminars to build and strengthen your management team. 30 days at corporate office and up to 14 days onsite at franchise location
Support We will provide on-site visitations with a Franchise Consultant. They will cover topics such as financial performance review, operational evolution, sales building, cost controls, and staff (management and hourly) development providing you with sound business advice and direction. We provide such operational tools like our Recruitment, Selection and Retention Library, our Recipe Card System, and our customized M.O.R.E. Operations Manual. And while you can't replace on-site visits and one-on-one interaction, it's nice to know we have programs in place structured to help you overcome every obstacle along the way.
Marketing Our brand-building promotions offer innovative products with excellent profit margins. We provide effective point-of-purchase materials, award-winning menus and multimedia advertising opportunities to support your operation. Additionally, Country Kitchen offers full local restaurant marketing support with our in-house creative team. From grand opening events and simple advertisements to local market research, we help drive the success of you and your operation.
Operations With almost 70 years of successful operations, we've just about seen it all. We've created the operational synergies that make us a world-class franchise system. Driving this synergy is our team of seasoned franchise consultants, who provide you with the building blocks for a successful operation.

Expansion Plans
  Country Kitchen Original Joe's
US Expansion Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Canada Expansion
International Expansion

Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile
Investment
Country Kitchen
Original Joe's
Franchise Fee
Country Kitchen
Original Joe's
Royalty Fee
Country Kitchen 4%
Original Joe's 5%
Advertising Fee
Country Kitchen 3% local + 1% Int'l
Original Joe's 2%
Year Founded
Country Kitchen 1939
Original Joe's 1998
Year Franchised
Country Kitchen 1958
Original Joe's 0
Term Of Agreement
Country Kitchen 20 years
Original Joe's 10 years
Renewal Fee
Country Kitchen
Original Joe's 50% of then curr. Fran. fee


Business Experience Requirements
Experience
Country Kitchen
Original Joe's

Financing Options
 
Franchise Fees
Country Kitchen
Original Joe's
Start-up Costs
Country Kitchen
Original Joe's
Equipment
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Original Joe's
Inventory
Country Kitchen
Original Joe's
Receivables
Country Kitchen
Original Joe's
Payroll
Country Kitchen
Original Joe's

Training & Support
Training
Country Kitchen Our Education and Training programs help you build an enthusiastic Country Kitchen team with a passion for Absolute Guest Satisfaction. Training videos, operations manuals and on-site training crews are just a few of the tools designed to help your restaurant run efficiently as a team. In addition, we offer a 6 to 10 week hands-on training course at a certified training restaurant, new store opening support and Management Leadership Seminars to build and strengthen your management team.
Original Joe's 30 days at corporate office and up to 14 days onsite at franchise location
Support
Country Kitchen We will provide on-site visitations with a Franchise Consultant. They will cover topics such as financial performance review, operational evolution, sales building, cost controls, and staff (management and hourly) development providing you with sound business advice and direction. We provide such operational tools like our Recruitment, Selection and Retention Library, our Recipe Card System, and our customized M.O.R.E. Operations Manual. And while you can't replace on-site visits and one-on-one interaction, it's nice to know we have programs in place structured to help you overcome every obstacle along the way.
Original Joe's
Marketing
Country Kitchen Our brand-building promotions offer innovative products with excellent profit margins. We provide effective point-of-purchase materials, award-winning menus and multimedia advertising opportunities to support your operation. Additionally, Country Kitchen offers full local restaurant marketing support with our in-house creative team. From grand opening events and simple advertisements to local market research, we help drive the success of you and your operation.
Original Joe's
Operations
Country Kitchen With almost 70 years of successful operations, we've just about seen it all. We've created the operational synergies that make us a world-class franchise system. Driving this synergy is our team of seasoned franchise consultants, who provide you with the building blocks for a successful operation.
Original Joe's

Expansion Plans
US Expansion
Country Kitchen Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Original Joe's
Canada Expansion
Country Kitchen
Original Joe's
International Expansion
Country Kitchen
Original Joe's