Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Dreamland BBQ | Damon's | |
| Investment | 750000 - 999999 | 1200000 - 3200000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 0.25% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Dreamland BBQ | Damon's | |
| Experience | Industry experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Dreamland BBQ | Damon's | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Dreamland BBQ | Damon's | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 90% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 80 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Dreamland BBQ | Damon's | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Damon's | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Damon's | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Dreamland BBQ | 5% |
| Damon's | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Dreamland BBQ | 0.25% |
| Damon's | |
| Year Founded | |
| Dreamland BBQ | 0 |
| Damon's | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Dreamland BBQ | 0 |
| Damon's | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Damon's | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Damon's | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Damon's | Industry experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Damon's | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Damon's | |
| Equipment | |
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| Damon's | |
| Inventory | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Damon's | |
| Receivables | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Damon's | |
| Payroll | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Damon's | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Damon's | |
| Support | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Damon's | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Damon's | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Damon's | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 90% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 80 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Damon's | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Damon's | |
| International Expansion | |
| Dreamland BBQ | |
| Damon's | |