Swiss Chalet

About Swiss Chalet
Swiss Chalet is part of the CARA family of brand.That means franchisees get a competitive advantage in purchasing, real estate, construction, marketing, information technology and more.Swiss Chalet is Canada's leading family restaurant chain with restaurants from coast to coast. The secret of Swiss Chalet's unique, crispy rotisserie chicken, was inspired by a secret Swiss recipe. Today, the rotisserie - a large open-flamed brick oven that slowly roasts the chicken in its own juices, so it's crispy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside - is still the heart of every Swiss Chalet. By joining the Swiss Chalet franchise system, you'll receive the support and resources of Cara Operations Limited, a food services leader in Canada with over 115 years of experience serving Canadians. When you develop a Swiss Chalet Restaurant, you will benefit from Cara's extensive support services, some of which are restaurant design and construction, pre-opening and on-going training, continuous operational and marketing expertise, and economies of scale in procuring quality products. The cost to develop a Swiss Chalet Restaurant franchise varies considerably depending on the location, size of restaurant and whether the franchisee owns or leases the building. Our franchise development is focused on offering single unit franchises in selected areas across Canada.#45 in Canada's Top franchises.

BBQ, Steaks & Ribs Opportunities

Below is a quick comparison of Swiss Chalet against other Full Service Restaurant franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Swiss Chalet with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.
Franchise
Franchise Fee
Royalty
Advertising Fee
Development Costs
20000 - 20000
6%
75000 - 250000
40000 - 40000
5%
418000 - 1100000
35000 - 35000
5%
2%
266986 - 2080491
30000 - 30000
6%
174200 - 446100
0
198000 - 3035000
60000 - 60000
5%
4%
500000 - 1600000
30000 - 30000
4%
1%
995000 - 995000
0
1160500 - 2490000
30000 - 30000
6%
75000 - 145000
20000 - 20000
419000 - 3128000
35000 - 35000
5%
2%
700000 - 850000
50000 - 50000
4%
1200000 - 3200000
45000 - 45000
5%
0.25%
750000 - 999999
15000 - 15000
397000 - 865000
45000 - 45000
5%
1%Nat'l + 1.5% local
481750 - 4495750
18000 - 18000
4%
400000 - 800000
25000 - 25000
75000 - 125000
50000 - 50000
1350000 - 1350000
75000 - 75000
5%
1285000 - 4010000
50000 - 50000
5%
2.50%
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40000 - 40000
0
30000 - 40000
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175000 - 500000
35000 - 35000
5%
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0
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45000 - 45000
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20000 - 20000
439000 - 2700000
60000 - 60000
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50000 - 50000
600000 - 1200000
25000 - 30000
5%
0.50%
309800 - 687000
35000 - 35000
3.50%
2489700 - 6065000
40000 - 40000
1200000 - 2300000
35000 - 35000
4%
378000 - 910000
35000 - 35000
4%
1% marketing
354500 - 825500
35000 - 35000
4%
400000 - 1300000
50000 - 50000
850000 - 850000
150000 - 150000
5%
2%
2539500 - 5923500
30000 - 30000
5%
363000 - 558000
150000 - 175000
8%
Not less than $30000
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150000 - 175000
10%
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1126600 - 3037500
150000 - 175000
10%
Not less than $30,000
1126600 - 3037500
150000 - 175000
12%
Not less than $30,000
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35000 - 35000
933000 - 3057000
20000 - 20000
648500 - 1770000
45000 - 45000
6%
1%
200000 - 850000
15000 - 15000
3%
95000 - 115000
35000 - 35000
6%
0.50%
224000 - 665000
24500 - 24500
$250/wk. or 3%
110000 - 150000
40000 - 40000
2093500 - 4963500
35000 - 35000
5%
928000 - 1600000
50000 - 50000
1000000 - 999999
25000 - 25000
6%
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25000 - 35000
5%
1%
413754 - 840205
30000 - 30000
4% of net sales
1/2% of net sales for Domestic & 1/4% of net sales for International
2182500 - 3580000
30000 - 30000
6%
1%
182650 - 365150
15000 - 15000
6%
81500 - 221500
35000 - 35000
5%
2%
340500 - 625000
30000 - 30000
3%
811000 - 2300000
39500 - 39500
5%
150000 - 600000

Chicken/Wings Opportunities

Below is a quick comparison of Swiss Chalet against other Full Service Restaurant franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Swiss Chalet with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.
Franchise
Franchise Fee
Royalty
Advertising Fee
Development Costs
45000 - 45000
772500 - 1093286
35000 - 160500
5%
170400 - 404855
35000 - 35000
251500 - 809875
25000 - 25000
4%
1%
1519600 - 2512500
40000 - 40000
3.75%- 4.75%
503879 - 1099004
25000 - 25000
5%
2%
387000 - 668000
8500 - 8500
$850/mo.
$125/mo.
99000 - 2400000
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155000 - 2699000
25000 - 25000
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3.25%
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40000 - 40000
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2%-4%
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50000 - 50000
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2%
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25000 - 35000
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3500 - 3500
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30000 - 50000
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25000 - 25000
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30000 - 30000
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300000 - 500000
52500 - 52500
4%
4% + 1% local
300615 - 300615
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125000 - 225000
0
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25000 - 100000
15000 - 15000
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50000 - 135000
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338000 - 460000

Full Service Restaurants Opportunities

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Franchise
Franchise Fee
Royalty
Advertising Fee
Development Costs
50000 - 50000
4%
2%
250000 - 700000
25000 - 25000
280000 - 400000
24900 - 24900
199900 - 299900
50000 - 50000
5%
1%
505500 - 1175500
35000 - 35000
4% initially, 5% possible after
not less than 4%
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25000 - 25000
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2%
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30000 - 30000
5%
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30000 - 40000
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5%
2%
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20000 - 20000
4%
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55000 - 55000
4.50%
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50000 - 50000
4%
1%
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50000 - 50000
5.50%
1731000 - 3086000
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60000 - 60000
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4%
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75000 - 75000
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40000 - 40000
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40000 - 40000
4%
3% local + 1% Int'l
425000 - 1685000
10000 - 30000
4.5%-7%
3%-3.5%
305000 - 2404695
20000 - 50000
5%
2%Nat'l+1% Local
150000 - 800000
50000 - 50000
5%
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650000 - 1500000
35000 - 35000
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30000 - 30000
489500 - 646500
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25000 - 25000
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302450 - 558950
250000 - 50000
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25000 - 50000
4.5%-7%
175000 - 500000
50000 - 50000
4%
2.40%
2700795 - 7037915
25000 - 25000
5%
100000 - 450000
12500 - 12500
4%
0
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995000 - 1800000
0
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30000 - 30000
449000 - 1000000
75000 - 75000
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2.50%
956500 - 4275000
40000 - 40000
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1600000 - 4300000
75000 - 75000
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35000 - 35000
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30000 - 30000
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25000 - 25000
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337811 - 470302
75000 - 75000
4%
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704750 - 862000
40000 - 50000
4.50%
3.50%
414866 - 3374043
35000 - 35000
4%
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100000 - 700000
30000 - 30000
5%
1.50%
1200000 - 1300000
25000 - 25000
6%
3%
342500 - 433000
25000 - 25000
5%
1%
489700 - 618000
75000 - 75000
5%
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30000 - 30000
3%-4%
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133700 - 535000
40000 - 40000
5%
2.50%
1249362 - 3088747
25000 - 50000
5%
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189550 - 992590
40000 - 40000
0
30000 - 30000
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350000 - 1200000
25000 - 25000
5%
5%
481000 - 705000
25000 - 25000
5%
171235 - 516652
40000 - 40000
4%
622500 - 3100000
15000 - 35000
5%
3%
398000 - 2094200
30000 - 30000
6%
3%
175000 - 999999
30000 - 30000
5%
5%
1353000 - 1892500
39000 - 39000
5%
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950000 - 950000
30000 - 30000
5%
750000 - 2000000
40000 - 40000
4%
1557975 - 2742975
35000 - 35000
4%
292500 - 1357000
40000 - 40000
5%
3%
1800000 - 3700000
45000 - 45000
5%
380700 - 1000000
42500 - 56000
6%
1 - 3%
565000 - 999999
45000 - 45000
4.50%
3%
800000 - 950000
45000 - 45000
5%
3%
300000 - 999999
35000 - 35000
4% of gross sales
1.5% of gross sales
1559650 - 3877400
30000 - 30000
5%
1% Nat'l 1.5% Local
283150 - 563900
25000 - 25000
5%
331500 - 474700
50000 - 50000
750000 - 1500000
45000 - 45000
6% and 10% from hotel
1% local
1639333 - 3061667
0
250001 - 450000
25000 - 35000
2.5-3.5%
568000 - 2800000
35000 - 35000
400000 - 600000
65000 - 65000
6%
160350 - 487000
25000 - 25000
292500 - 464500
40000 - 40000
4%
1%
625000 - 675000
0
1000000 - 3000000
12000 - 20000
$1,000. a month, Flat Fee.
2%
99000 - 999999
40000 - 40000
450000 - 600000
50000 - 50000
450000 - 450000
50000 - 50000
5%
3%
1309800 - 2365900
50000 - 50000
5%
5%
1332100 - 1958333
50000 - 50000
4% + 2% Technology Fee
1%
1645000 - 3472000
40000 - 40000
4%
1%local +0.5%Nat'l
963000 - 2570000
30000 - 30000
3%
811000 - 2300000
30000 - 30000
Varies
52400 - 225200
75000 - 75000
900000 - 999999
30000 - 30000
4%
2%
250000 - 500000
35000 - 35000
4%
150000 - 550000
35000 - 35000
6%
2.87%-5%
343200 - 695200