Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | Famous Sam's | |
| Investment | 1200000 - 1960000 | 586000 - 1200000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1984 | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | 1987 | 1989 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | Famous Sam's | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | General business experience Industry experience preferred, not required; strong management background |
Financing Options |
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| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | Famous Sam's | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | Famous Sam's | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Co-op advertising |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 16% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 75 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 46% of all franchisees own more than one unit 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
Expansion Plans |
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| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | Famous Sam's | |
| US Expansion | Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | 4% |
| Famous Sam's | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Year Founded | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | 1984 |
| Famous Sam's | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | 1987 |
| Famous Sam's | 1989 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | 20 years |
| Famous Sam's | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | |
| Famous Sam's | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Famous Sam's | General business experience Industry experience preferred, not required; strong management background |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | No |
| Famous Sam's | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Equipment | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub} | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Inventory | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Receivables | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Payroll | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | |
| Famous Sam's | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Support | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Famous Sam's | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Famous Sam's | Co-op advertising |
| Operations | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 16% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 75 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Famous Sam's | 46% of all franchisees own more than one unit 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | |
| Famous Sam's | Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| International Expansion | |
| Garfield's Restaurant & Pub | |
| Famous Sam's | |