Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | Rockin' Baja Lobster | |
| Investment | 189000 - 325000 | 240400 - 1200000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1979 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 1980 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | Rockin' Baja Lobster | |
| Experience | General business experience | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | Rockin' Baja Lobster | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | No |
| Equipment | Yes | No |
| Inventory | Yes | No |
| Receivables | Yes | No |
| Payroll | Yes | No |
Training & Support |
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| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | Rockin' Baja Lobster | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| 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) | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100%% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | Rockin' Baja Lobster | |
| US Expansion | Mid West, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | 4% |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | |
| Year Founded | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | 1979 |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | 1980 |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | 10 years+ |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | General business experience |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | Yes |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | |
| Equipment | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants} | |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | |
| Inventory | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | |
| Receivables | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | |
| Payroll | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | |
| Support | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | Ad slicks |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| 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) |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100%% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | Mid West, |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | 0 |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | |