Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Growler USA | Famous Sam's | |
| Investment | 396363 - 591310 | 586000 - 1200000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 2013 | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | 2014 | 1989 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Growler USA | Famous Sam's | |
| Experience | General business experience Industry experience preferred, not required; strong management background | |
Financing Options |
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| Growler USA | Famous Sam's | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Growler USA | Famous Sam's | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 160 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Co-op advertising |
| Operations | 46% of all franchisees own more than one unit 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Growler USA | Famous Sam's | |
| 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 | Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Growler USA | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Growler USA | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Growler USA | 6% |
| Famous Sam's | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Growler USA | 3% |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Year Founded | |
| Growler USA | 2013 |
| Famous Sam's | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Growler USA | 2014 |
| Famous Sam's | 1989 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Growler USA | |
| Famous Sam's | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Growler USA | 396,363 - $591,310 |
| Famous Sam's | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Growler USA | |
| Famous Sam's | General business experience Industry experience preferred, not required; strong management background |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Growler USA | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Growler USA | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Equipment | |
| Growler USA} | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Inventory | |
| Growler USA | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Receivables | |
| Growler USA | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Payroll | |
| Growler USA | |
| Famous Sam's | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Growler USA | On-The-Job Training: 160 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Support | |
| Growler USA | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Famous Sam's | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Growler USA | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Famous Sam's | Co-op advertising |
| Operations | |
| Growler USA | |
| Famous Sam's | 46% of all franchisees own more than one unit 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Growler USA | 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 |
| Famous Sam's | Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Growler USA | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| International Expansion | |
| Growler USA | |
| Famous Sam's | |