Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Houlihan's | White Hen Pantry | |
| Investment | 1600000 - 4300000 | 52400 - 225200 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1972 | 1965 |
| Year Franchised | 1994 | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Houlihan's | White Hen Pantry | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Must live in same market being developed | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Houlihan's | White Hen Pantry | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Houlihan's | White Hen Pantry | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Meetings, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 78 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 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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| Houlihan's | White Hen Pantry | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Houlihan's | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Houlihan's | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Houlihan's | 4% |
| White Hen Pantry | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Houlihan's | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Year Founded | |
| Houlihan's | 1972 |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Houlihan's | 1994 |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Houlihan's | 20 years |
| White Hen Pantry | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Houlihan's | $5K |
| White Hen Pantry | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Houlihan's | Industry experience General business experience Must live in same market being developed |
| White Hen Pantry | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Houlihan's | No |
| White Hen Pantry | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Houlihan's | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Equipment | |
| Houlihan's} | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Inventory | |
| Houlihan's | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Receivables | |
| Houlihan's | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Payroll | |
| Houlihan's | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Houlihan's | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Support | |
| Houlihan's | Meetings, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| White Hen Pantry | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Houlihan's | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Operations | |
| Houlihan's | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 78 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| 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 | |
| Houlihan's | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| White Hen Pantry | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Houlihan's | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| International Expansion | |
| Houlihan's | |
| White Hen Pantry | |