Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | Fuzzy's Taco Shop | |
| Investment | 189000 - 325000 | 770500 - 1116500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 3.5% - 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1979 | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | 1980 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | Fuzzy's Taco Shop | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | Fuzzy's Taco Shop | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | Yes | |
| Payroll | Yes | |
Training & Support |
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| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | Fuzzy's Taco Shop | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 297 hours Classroom Training: 30 hours Additional Training: At company-owned store | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 25 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | Fuzzy's Taco Shop | |
| US Expansion | Mid West, | 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | 4% |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | 3.5% - 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | 1979 |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | 1980 |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | 10 years+ |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | General business experience |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | Yes |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | |
| Equipment | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants} | |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | |
| Inventory | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | |
| Receivables | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | |
| Payroll | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | On-The-Job Training: 297 hours Classroom Training: 30 hours Additional Training: At company-owned store |
| Support | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | Ad slicks |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 25 |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | Mid West, |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | 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 | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | 0 |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | |
| International Expansion | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | |