Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Steak Escape | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Investment | 190200 - 1300000 | 726000 - 1140000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1982 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 1983 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Steak Escape | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Experience | General business experience | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| The Steak Escape | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| The Steak Escape | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | A Fresh City consultant will be on location at your restaurant prior to the soft opening, to guide you through the first few days of business, and to assist in planning your grand opening. The Fresh City Franchise team will offer ongoing business consultation, and will share best practices as well as manuals and other training materials, as you grow your business. |
| Marketing | Fresh City will assist you in growing your business through the strategic and tactical implementation of Fresh City branding, marketing, and promotions. You will be provided with materials and programs to help you begin positioning your Fresh City restaurant in your community. Additionally, the Fresh City community support and service program -"Thinking Fresh" - will help make your franchise the neighborhood restaurant of choice. | |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 - 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| The Steak Escape | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| US Expansion | Mid West, North East, South, South East, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Steak Escape | 6% |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Year Founded | |
| The Steak Escape | 1982 |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Steak Escape | 1983 |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Steak Escape | 20 years |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 25% of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Steak Escape | General business experience |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Steak Escape | No |
| Fresh City Kitchen | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Equipment | |
| The Steak Escape} | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Inventory | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Receivables | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Payroll | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Support | |
| The Steak Escape | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Fresh City Kitchen | A Fresh City consultant will be on location at your restaurant prior to the soft opening, to guide you through the first few days of business, and to assist in planning your grand opening. The Fresh City Franchise team will offer ongoing business consultation, and will share best practices as well as manuals and other training materials, as you grow your business. |
| Marketing | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Fresh City will assist you in growing your business through the strategic and tactical implementation of Fresh City branding, marketing, and promotions. You will be provided with materials and programs to help you begin positioning your Fresh City restaurant in your community. Additionally, the Fresh City community support and service program -"Thinking Fresh" - will help make your franchise the neighborhood restaurant of choice. |
| Operations | |
| The Steak Escape | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 - 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Mid West, North East, South, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| International Expansion | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |