McDonald's vs Bagger Daves Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of McDonald's vs Bagger Daves including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
McDonald's Franchise
Bagger Daves Franchise
Investment $1,314,500 - $2,306,500N/A
Franchise Fee $45,000N/A
Royalty Fee 4%-
Advertising Fee 4%+-
Year Founded 1955-
Year Franchised 1955-
Term Of Agreement 20 years-
Term Of Agreement 20 years-
Renewal Fee $45K-


Business Experience Requirements
 
McDonald's Franchise
Bagger Daves Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills

    • Although new to franchising, Bagger Dave's has seen a high level of interest in franchising the concept. To measure a candidate's qualifications, we have established both net worth and liquid asset are a minimum of $300,000 per store and a net worth per store of $1,200,000. We also require that no more than 80% of the start-up costs be leveraged; 20% of any single stores start-up costs must be in liquid assets.

    Financing Options
     
    McDonald's Franchise
    Bagger Daves Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/No-/-
    Start-up Costs No/No-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    McDonald's Franchise
    Bagger Daves Franchise
    Training On-The-Job Training: 500 hours Classroom Training: 72 hours Additional Training: At local McDonald's restaurant -
    Support Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software -
    Marketing Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app -
    Operations 82% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

    Each franchise restaurant location must at all times have a full-time, qualified, experienced General Manager (GM). The GM must have direct experience in unit-level management within the restaurant industry. Each franchise group must also have a person with multi-unit restaurant management experience. If you do not personally have this background and experience, you will be required to have what we call an "Operating Partner." Your Operating Partner will be responsible for operations of your franchised restaurant network. It is your responsibility to secure an Operating Partner if you do not have the substantive experience required

    Expansion Plans
     
    McDonald's Franchise
    Bagger Daves Franchise
    US Expansion YesYes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About McDonald's

    Ray Kroc, a milkshake mixer salesman, ventured to California in 1954 to visit McDonald's hamburger stand, where he heard they were running eight mixers at once. Kroc was impressed by how rapidly customers were served and, seeing an opportunity to sell many more milkshake machines, encouraged brothers Dick and Mac McDonald to open a chain of their restaurants. Kroc became their business partner and opened the first McDonald's in Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955.
    McDonald's brand is in 122 countries around the world. Thirty thousand locations serve 51 million customers each day. More than 70 percent of McDonald's restaurants around the world are owned and operated by independent local business people. Most standalone McDonald's restaurants offer both counter and drive-through service, with indoor and sometimes outdoor seating. The Drive-Thru, Auto-Mac, or McDrive as it is known in many countries, often has separate stations for placing, paying for, and picking up orders, though the former two steps are frequently combined. In some countries "McDrive" locations near highways offer no counter service or seating. In contrast, locations in high-density city neighborhoods often omit drive-through service.


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    About Bagger Daves

    Bagger Dave's Franchising Corporation has: *More than 50 years combined experience in restaurant management and operations *Proven track record of aggressively developing multi-unit restaurant systems *Infrastructure in place for the development of the brand and to support the franchisee community *Commitment to guest service, food quality, communication, and support We're looking for experienced restaurant operators to grow the Bagger Dave's burger franchise concept.