Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Bar Louie | |
| Investment | 380700 - 1000000 | 923500 - 3707333 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% local, 1%Nat'l | |
| Year Founded | 1988 | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | 1990 | 2010 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Bar Louie | |
| Experience | Industry experience | Just as there is no cookie cutter location, there is no cookie-cutter franchisee. A company's objective should determine if a potential franchisee is a good fit. For franchisees looking to build on a unique culture, franchisees should be excited for the opportunity to customize. Someone who wants to expand quickly through a replication and repetition rollout approach will not deliver the guest experience that customers should come to expect from the brand. |
Financing Options |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Bar Louie | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Bar Louie | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations | We offer extensive support along the way, including: * Full support through the site identification and construction process * A comprehensive training program for restaurant teams * MALT (Music, Atmosphere, Lighting, Temperature) - the secret to creating the Bar Louie experience * Access to leading software and restaurant management tools * Compelling advertising and local store marketing materials * Extensive PR and social media programming |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 60 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Bar Louie | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Bar Louie | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Bar Louie | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 5% |
| Bar Louie | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Bar Louie | 2% local, 1%Nat'l |
| Year Founded | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 1988 |
| Bar Louie | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 1990 |
| Bar Louie | 2010 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 20 years |
| Bar Louie | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Bar Louie | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Red Hot & Blue | Industry experience |
| Bar Louie | Just as there is no cookie cutter location, there is no cookie-cutter franchisee. A company's objective should determine if a potential franchisee is a good fit. For franchisees looking to build on a unique culture, franchisees should be excited for the opportunity to customize. Someone who wants to expand quickly through a replication and repetition rollout approach will not deliver the guest experience that customers should come to expect from the brand. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Red Hot & Blue | No |
| Bar Louie | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Bar Louie | |
| Equipment | |
| Red Hot & Blue} | |
| Bar Louie | |
| Inventory | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Bar Louie | |
| Receivables | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Bar Louie | |
| Payroll | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Bar Louie | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Bar Louie | |
| Support | |
| Red Hot & Blue | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations |
| Bar Louie | We offer extensive support along the way, including: * Full support through the site identification and construction process * A comprehensive training program for restaurant teams * MALT (Music, Atmosphere, Lighting, Temperature) - the secret to creating the Bar Louie experience * Access to leading software and restaurant management tools * Compelling advertising and local store marketing materials * Extensive PR and social media programming |
| Marketing | |
| Red Hot & Blue | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Bar Louie | |
| Operations | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 60 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Bar Louie | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Bar Louie | 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 | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Bar Louie | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Bar Louie | |