Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| City Wok | Panda Express | |
| Investment | 243400 - 568500 | 377100 - 1884000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1990 | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 1983 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| City Wok | Panda Express | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| City Wok | Panda Express | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| City Wok | Panda Express | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising | |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (65% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| City Wok | Panda Express | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| City Wok | |
| Panda Express | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| City Wok | |
| Panda Express | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| City Wok | 5% |
| Panda Express | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| City Wok | |
| Panda Express | |
| Year Founded | |
| City Wok | 1990 |
| Panda Express | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | |
| City Wok | 2004 |
| Panda Express | 1983 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| City Wok | 10 years |
| Panda Express | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| City Wok | $5K |
| Panda Express | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| City Wok | General business experience |
| Panda Express | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| City Wok | No |
| Panda Express | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| City Wok | |
| Panda Express | |
| Equipment | |
| City Wok} | |
| Panda Express | |
| Inventory | |
| City Wok | |
| Panda Express | |
| Receivables | |
| City Wok | |
| Panda Express | |
| Payroll | |
| City Wok | |
| Panda Express | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| City Wok | |
| Panda Express | |
| Support | |
| City Wok | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Panda Express | |
| Marketing | |
| City Wok | Co-op advertising |
| Panda Express | |
| Operations | |
| City Wok | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (65% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Panda Express | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| City Wok | |
| Panda Express | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| City Wok | 0 |
| Panda Express | |
| International Expansion | |
| City Wok | |
| Panda Express | |