Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| White Hen Pantry | Country Kitchen | |
| Investment | 52400 - 225200 | 425000 - 1685000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | Varies | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% local + 1% Int'l | |
| Year Founded | 1965 | 1939 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 1958 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| White Hen Pantry | Country Kitchen | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| White Hen Pantry | Country Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| White Hen Pantry | Country Kitchen | |
| Training | Our Education and Training programs help you build an enthusiastic Country Kitchen team with a passion for Absolute Guest Satisfaction. Training videos, operations manuals and on-site training crews are just a few of the tools designed to help your restaurant run efficiently as a team. In addition, we offer a 6 to 10 week hands-on training course at a certified training restaurant, new store opening support and Management Leadership Seminars to build and strengthen your management team. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | We will provide on-site visitations with a Franchise Consultant. They will cover topics such as financial performance review, operational evolution, sales building, cost controls, and staff (management and hourly) development providing you with sound business advice and direction. We provide such operational tools like our Recruitment, Selection and Retention Library, our Recipe Card System, and our customized M.O.R.E. Operations Manual. And while you can't replace on-site visits and one-on-one interaction, it's nice to know we have programs in place structured to help you overcome every obstacle along the way. |
| Marketing | Our brand-building promotions offer innovative products with excellent profit margins. We provide effective point-of-purchase materials, award-winning menus and multimedia advertising opportunities to support your operation. Additionally, Country Kitchen offers full local restaurant marketing support with our in-house creative team. From grand opening events and simple advertisements to local market research, we help drive the success of you and your operation. | |
| 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. | With almost 70 years of successful operations, we've just about seen it all. We've created the operational synergies that make us a world-class franchise system. Driving this synergy is our team of seasoned franchise consultants, who provide you with the building blocks for a successful operation. |
Expansion Plans |
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| White Hen Pantry | Country Kitchen | |
| 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 | |
| Country Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Country Kitchen | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | Varies |
| Country Kitchen | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Country Kitchen | 3% local + 1% Int'l |
| Year Founded | |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Country Kitchen | 1939 |
| Year Franchised | |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Country Kitchen | 1958 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| White Hen Pantry | 10 years |
| Country Kitchen | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Country Kitchen | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| White Hen Pantry | Industry experience General business experience |
| Country Kitchen | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| White Hen Pantry | Yes |
| Country Kitchen | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Country Kitchen | |
| Equipment | |
| White Hen Pantry} | |
| Country Kitchen | |
| Inventory | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Country Kitchen | |
| Receivables | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Country Kitchen | |
| Payroll | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Country Kitchen | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Country Kitchen | Our Education and Training programs help you build an enthusiastic Country Kitchen team with a passion for Absolute Guest Satisfaction. Training videos, operations manuals and on-site training crews are just a few of the tools designed to help your restaurant run efficiently as a team. In addition, we offer a 6 to 10 week hands-on training course at a certified training restaurant, new store opening support and Management Leadership Seminars to build and strengthen your management team. |
| Support | |
| White Hen Pantry | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Country Kitchen | We will provide on-site visitations with a Franchise Consultant. They will cover topics such as financial performance review, operational evolution, sales building, cost controls, and staff (management and hourly) development providing you with sound business advice and direction. We provide such operational tools like our Recruitment, Selection and Retention Library, our Recipe Card System, and our customized M.O.R.E. Operations Manual. And while you can't replace on-site visits and one-on-one interaction, it's nice to know we have programs in place structured to help you overcome every obstacle along the way. |
| Marketing | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Country Kitchen | Our brand-building promotions offer innovative products with excellent profit margins. We provide effective point-of-purchase materials, award-winning menus and multimedia advertising opportunities to support your operation. Additionally, Country Kitchen offers full local restaurant marketing support with our in-house creative team. From grand opening events and simple advertisements to local market research, we help drive the success of you and your operation. |
| 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. |
| Country Kitchen | With almost 70 years of successful operations, we've just about seen it all. We've created the operational synergies that make us a world-class franchise system. Driving this synergy is our team of seasoned franchise consultants, who provide you with the building blocks for a successful operation. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| White Hen Pantry | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, |
| Country Kitchen | 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 | |
| Country Kitchen | |
| International Expansion | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Country Kitchen | |