Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Black Bear Diners | |
| Investment | 380700 - 1000000 | 1133800 - 2114200 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 4.50% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1988 | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | 1990 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Black Bear Diners | |
| Experience | Industry experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Black Bear Diners | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Black Bear Diners | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 240 hours Additional Training: At certified training restaurants | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| 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) | Number of Employees Required to Run: 65 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Black Bear Diners | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 5% |
| Black Bear Diners | 4.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Black Bear Diners | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 1988 |
| Black Bear Diners | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 1990 |
| Black Bear Diners | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 20 years |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| Renewal Fee | |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Red Hot & Blue | Industry experience |
| Black Bear Diners | |
Financing Options |
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| Red Hot & Blue | No |
| Black Bear Diners | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Inventory | |
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| Receivables | |
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| Payroll | |
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Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Black Bear Diners | On-The-Job Training: 240 hours Additional Training: At certified training restaurants |
| Support | |
| Red Hot & Blue | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations |
| Black Bear Diners | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Red Hot & Blue | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Black Bear Diners | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| 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) |
| Black Bear Diners | Number of Employees Required to Run: 65 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Black Bear Diners | 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 | |
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| International Expansion | |
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