Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | Thai Express | |
| Investment | 106300 - 432100 | 330400 - 731700 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 3% |
| Year Founded | 1994 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | Thai Express | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | Thai 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 | Thai 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. | The experienced operations portion of the program concentrates on tools and techniques developed and refined by the Tha Express team to assist you in efficiently and effectively managing your own business. More specifically, this training course covers quality control, customer service, inventory, approved suppliers, purchasing as well as site maintenance and hygiene. |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Tha Express has put tremendous effort into researching, testing, tasting and implementing our concept through various mediums such as design, processes, marketing, purchasing and core principles. We will provide continuous support and professional guidance to all our new franchisees from the early stages of training and development, all the way through to the exciting opening day and beyond. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Franchisees invest 1% of sales in corporate advertising and promotions. These investments are made in the interest of all franchisees. Each franchisee benefits from the professionally planned branding, as well as instore advertising material and new product promotions to enhance the regular consumer experience. Equally important, franchisees invest another 1% of sales in local advertising and promotions in conjunction with head office approval to generate consumer traffic. |
| 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 | Thai Express | |
| 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 | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosrae, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ponape, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Rota, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Barthelemy, St. Christopher, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tinian, Togo, Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, Truk, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Union Island, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda, Wake Island, Wales, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yap, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | |
| Thai Express | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | |
| Thai Express | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | 6% |
| Thai Express | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | 1% |
| Thai Express | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | 1994 |
| Thai Express | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | 1995 |
| Thai Express | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | 15 years |
| Thai Express | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | $5K |
| Thai Express | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | General business experience |
| Thai Express | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | No |
| Thai Express | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | |
| Thai Express | |
| Equipment | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill} | |
| Thai Express | |
| Inventory | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | |
| Thai Express | |
| Receivables | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | |
| Thai Express | |
| Payroll | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | |
| Thai 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. |
| Thai Express | The experienced operations portion of the program concentrates on tools and techniques developed and refined by the Tha Express team to assist you in efficiently and effectively managing your own business. More specifically, this training course covers quality control, customer service, inventory, approved suppliers, purchasing as well as site maintenance and hygiene. |
| Support | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Thai Express | Tha Express has put tremendous effort into researching, testing, tasting and implementing our concept through various mediums such as design, processes, marketing, purchasing and core principles. We will provide continuous support and professional guidance to all our new franchisees from the early stages of training and development, all the way through to the exciting opening day and beyond. |
| Marketing | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Thai Express | Franchisees invest 1% of sales in corporate advertising and promotions. These investments are made in the interest of all franchisees. Each franchisee benefits from the professionally planned branding, as well as instore advertising material and new product promotions to enhance the regular consumer experience. Equally important, franchisees invest another 1% of sales in local advertising and promotions in conjunction with head office approval to generate consumer traffic. |
| 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) |
| Thai Express | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | |
| Thai Express | 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | |
| Thai Express | |
| International Expansion | |
| Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill | |
| Thai Express | Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosrae, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ponape, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Rota, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Barthelemy, St. Christopher, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tinian, Togo, Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, Truk, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Union Island, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda, Wake Island, Wales, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yap, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |