Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| White Hen Pantry | Black Bear Diners | |
| Investment | 52400 - 225200 | 1133800 - 2114200 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | Varies | 4.50% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1965 | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| White Hen Pantry | Black Bear Diners | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| White Hen Pantry | Black Bear Diners | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| White Hen Pantry | Black Bear Diners | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 240 hours Additional Training: At certified training restaurants | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | |
| Operations | 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. | Number of Employees Required to Run: 65 |
Expansion Plans |
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| White Hen Pantry | Black Bear Diners | |
| US Expansion | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, | 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 |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | Varies |
| Black Bear Diners | 4.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Black Bear Diners | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Black Bear Diners | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Black Bear Diners | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| White Hen Pantry | 10 years |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| White Hen Pantry | Industry experience General business experience |
| Black Bear Diners | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| White Hen Pantry | Yes |
| Black Bear Diners | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| Equipment | |
| White Hen Pantry} | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| Inventory | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| Receivables | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| Payroll | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Black Bear Diners | On-The-Job Training: 240 hours Additional Training: At certified training restaurants |
| Support | |
| White Hen Pantry | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Black Bear Diners | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Black Bear Diners | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| 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. |
| Black Bear Diners | Number of Employees Required to Run: 65 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| White Hen Pantry | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, |
| Black Bear Diners | 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 | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Black Bear Diners | |
| International Expansion | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Black Bear Diners | |