Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| White Hen Pantry | Seacrets | |
| Investment | 52400 - 225200 | 1639333 - 3061667 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | Varies | 6% and 10% from hotel |
| Advertising Fee | 1% local | |
| Year Founded | 1965 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| White Hen Pantry | Seacrets | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | *You or an operating partner within your franchise team must have significant foodservice and/or hospitality experience in order to qualify to become a Seacrets franchise owner. *In most cases, we expect franchise owners/operating partners to take an active role in daily operations. *Sales, customer relations, and supervisory skills, plus a strong work ethic coupled with honesty and integrity, are also important. *You must be able to meet the financial requirements for developing and operating a Seacrets business. |
Financing Options |
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| White Hen Pantry | Seacrets | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| White Hen Pantry | Seacrets | |
| Training | *You and your key management and kitchen staff will receive up to eight weeks of training at our corporate location. *Additional training will be provided if hotel or nightclub operations are part of your franchise business | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | *Site Selection & Build-Out Guidance: site selection, building design and interior and exterior decor. *Initial Training and Ongoing Support: comprehensive corporate- and local-based training covering key business management functions. (Additional training will be provided to franchisees who oversee hotel or nightclub operations.) *Inventory Assistance: including planning and ordering initial equipment and supplies. *Established Standards and Procedures for every part of the business (front of house, back of house, bar, restaurant, music venues, and more), all detailed in our confidential operations manual. *Exclusive recipes, ingredients and cooking techniques for our specialty dishes, many of which are made from scratch; plus proprietary branded food products for retail sale. *Relationships with approved vendors and built-in volume discounts. *Marketing guidance and pre-developed materials for local advertising and promotions. |
| 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. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| White Hen Pantry | Seacrets | |
| US Expansion | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Seacrets | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Seacrets | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | Varies |
| Seacrets | 6% and 10% from hotel |
| Advertising Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Seacrets | 1% local |
| Year Founded | |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Seacrets | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Seacrets | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| White Hen Pantry | 10 years |
| Seacrets | 10 years+10 +10 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Seacrets | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| White Hen Pantry | Industry experience General business experience |
| Seacrets | *You or an operating partner within your franchise team must have significant foodservice and/or hospitality experience in order to qualify to become a Seacrets franchise owner. *In most cases, we expect franchise owners/operating partners to take an active role in daily operations. *Sales, customer relations, and supervisory skills, plus a strong work ethic coupled with honesty and integrity, are also important. *You must be able to meet the financial requirements for developing and operating a Seacrets business. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| White Hen Pantry | Yes |
| Seacrets | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Seacrets | |
| Equipment | |
| White Hen Pantry} | |
| Seacrets | |
| Inventory | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Seacrets | |
| Receivables | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Seacrets | |
| Payroll | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Seacrets | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Seacrets | *You and your key management and kitchen staff will receive up to eight weeks of training at our corporate location. *Additional training will be provided if hotel or nightclub operations are part of your franchise business |
| Support | |
| White Hen Pantry | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Seacrets | *Site Selection & Build-Out Guidance: site selection, building design and interior and exterior decor. *Initial Training and Ongoing Support: comprehensive corporate- and local-based training covering key business management functions. (Additional training will be provided to franchisees who oversee hotel or nightclub operations.) *Inventory Assistance: including planning and ordering initial equipment and supplies. *Established Standards and Procedures for every part of the business (front of house, back of house, bar, restaurant, music venues, and more), all detailed in our confidential operations manual. *Exclusive recipes, ingredients and cooking techniques for our specialty dishes, many of which are made from scratch; plus proprietary branded food products for retail sale. *Relationships with approved vendors and built-in volume discounts. *Marketing guidance and pre-developed materials for local advertising and promotions. |
| Marketing | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Seacrets | |
| 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. |
| Seacrets | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| White Hen Pantry | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, |
| Seacrets | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Seacrets | |
| International Expansion | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Seacrets | |