Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| White Hen Pantry | Golden Corral | |
| Investment | 52400 - 225200 | 2700795 - 7037915 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | Varies | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 2.40% | |
| Year Founded | 1965 | 1973 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 1986 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| White Hen Pantry | Golden Corral | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | Industry experience (or must have partner with industry experience.) |
Financing Options |
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| White Hen Pantry | Golden Corral | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | Yes | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| White Hen Pantry | Golden Corral | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 665 hours Classroom Training: 8.5 hours Additional Training: At company training location | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 80% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 100 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| White Hen Pantry | Golden Corral | |
| US Expansion | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, | 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 | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Golden Corral | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Golden Corral | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | Varies |
| Golden Corral | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Golden Corral | 2.40% |
| Year Founded | |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Golden Corral | 1973 |
| Year Franchised | |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Golden Corral | 1986 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| White Hen Pantry | 10 years |
| Golden Corral | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Golden Corral | 15 years (plus two, 5-year renewal options) |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| White Hen Pantry | Industry experience General business experience |
| Golden Corral | Industry experience (or must have partner with industry experience.) |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| White Hen Pantry | Yes |
| Golden Corral | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Golden Corral | |
| Equipment | |
| White Hen Pantry} | |
| Golden Corral | |
| Inventory | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Golden Corral | |
| Receivables | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Golden Corral | |
| Payroll | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Golden Corral | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Golden Corral | On-The-Job Training: 665 hours Classroom Training: 8.5 hours Additional Training: At company training location |
| Support | |
| White Hen Pantry | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Golden Corral | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Golden Corral | National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| White Hen Pantry | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| Golden Corral | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 80% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 100 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| White Hen Pantry | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, |
| Golden Corral | 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 | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Golden Corral | |
| International Expansion | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Golden Corral | |