Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| White Hen Pantry | Houlihan's | |
| Investment | 52400 - 225200 | 1600000 - 4300000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | Varies | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1965 | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| White Hen Pantry | Houlihan's | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | Industry experience General business experience Must live in same market being developed |
Financing Options |
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| White Hen Pantry | Houlihan's | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | Yes | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| White Hen Pantry | Houlihan's | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Meetings, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| 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. | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 78 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| White Hen Pantry | Houlihan's | |
| US Expansion | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | Varies |
| Houlihan's | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Year Founded | |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Houlihan's | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Houlihan's | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| White Hen Pantry | 10 years |
| Houlihan's | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Houlihan's | $5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| White Hen Pantry | Industry experience General business experience |
| Houlihan's | Industry experience General business experience Must live in same market being developed |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| White Hen Pantry | Yes |
| Houlihan's | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Equipment | |
| White Hen Pantry} | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Inventory | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Receivables | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Payroll | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Houlihan's | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Support | |
| White Hen Pantry | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Houlihan's | Meetings, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Houlihan's | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| 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. |
| Houlihan's | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 78 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| White Hen Pantry | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, |
| Houlihan's | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Houlihan's | |
| International Expansion | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Houlihan's | |