Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Black Bear Diners | White Hen Pantry | |
| Investment | 1133800 - 2114200 | 52400 - 225200 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4.50% | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1995 | 1965 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Black Bear Diners | White Hen Pantry | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Black Bear Diners | White Hen Pantry | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Black Bear Diners | White Hen Pantry | |
| 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, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | |
| Operations | Number of Employees Required to Run: 65 | 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. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Black Bear Diners | White Hen Pantry | |
| 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 | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Black Bear Diners | 4.50% |
| White Hen Pantry | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Black Bear Diners | 1% |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Year Founded | |
| Black Bear Diners | 1995 |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Black Bear Diners | 2002 |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| White Hen Pantry | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| White Hen Pantry | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Equipment | |
| Black Bear Diners} | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Inventory | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Receivables | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Payroll | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Black Bear Diners | On-The-Job Training: 240 hours Additional Training: At certified training restaurants |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Support | |
| Black Bear Diners | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| White Hen Pantry | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Black Bear Diners | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Operations | |
| Black Bear Diners | Number of Employees Required to Run: 65 |
| 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. |
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 |
| White Hen Pantry | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| International Expansion | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| White Hen Pantry | |