Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Famous Sam's | Growler USA | |
| Investment | 586000 - 1200000 | 396363 - 591310 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1979 | 2013 |
| Year Franchised | 1989 | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Famous Sam's | Growler USA | |
| Experience | General business experience Industry experience preferred, not required; strong management background | |
Financing Options |
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| Famous Sam's | Growler USA | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Famous Sam's | Growler USA | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 160 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Field operations/evaluations | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | 46% of all franchisees own more than one unit 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Famous Sam's | Growler USA | |
| US Expansion | Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, | 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 |
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| Investment | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Growler USA | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Growler USA | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Famous Sam's | 5% |
| Growler USA | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Growler USA | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Famous Sam's | 1979 |
| Growler USA | 2013 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Famous Sam's | 1989 |
| Growler USA | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Famous Sam's | 20 years |
| Growler USA | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Growler USA | 396,363 - $591,310 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Famous Sam's | General business experience Industry experience preferred, not required; strong management background |
| Growler USA | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Famous Sam's | No |
| Growler USA | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Growler USA | |
| Equipment | |
| Famous Sam's} | |
| Growler USA | |
| Inventory | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Growler USA | |
| Receivables | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Growler USA | |
| Payroll | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Growler USA | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Growler USA | On-The-Job Training: 160 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Support | |
| Famous Sam's | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Field operations/evaluations |
| Growler USA | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Famous Sam's | Co-op advertising |
| Growler USA | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Famous Sam's | 46% of all franchisees own more than one unit 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
| Growler USA | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Famous Sam's | Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, |
| Growler USA | 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 | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Growler USA | |
| International Expansion | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Growler USA | |