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