Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | Panda Express | |
| Investment | 106300 - 432100 | 377100 - 1884000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1994 | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 1983 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | Panda Express | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | Panda Express | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | Panda Express | |
| Training | K-Tec is a 5-day training all Kahala franchisees receive and is the companion to brand specific in-store training. It introduces participants to the Kahala culture, level of support provided, and the roles and responsibilities for supporting franchisee and franchisor success. It provides exposure to basic business concepts such as customer service, profitability, quality assurance, inventory, purchasing and distribution, and more. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | Panda Express | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | |
| Panda Express | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | |
| Panda Express | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | 6% |
| Panda Express | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | 1% |
| Panda Express | |
| Year Founded | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | 1994 |
| Panda Express | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | 1995 |
| Panda Express | 1983 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | 15 years |
| Panda Express | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | $5K |
| Panda Express | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | General business experience |
| Panda Express | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | No |
| Panda Express | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | |
| Panda Express | |
| Equipment | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill} | |
| Panda Express | |
| Inventory | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | |
| Panda Express | |
| Receivables | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | |
| Panda Express | |
| Payroll | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | |
| Panda Express | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | K-Tec is a 5-day training all Kahala franchisees receive and is the companion to brand specific in-store training. It introduces participants to the Kahala culture, level of support provided, and the roles and responsibilities for supporting franchisee and franchisor success. It provides exposure to basic business concepts such as customer service, profitability, quality assurance, inventory, purchasing and distribution, and more. |
| Panda Express | |
| Support | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Panda Express | |
| Marketing | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Panda Express | |
| Operations | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Panda Express | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | |
| Panda Express | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | |
| Panda Express | |
| International Expansion | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | |
| Panda Express | |