Quiznos vs The Submarine Station Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Quiznos vs The Submarine Station including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Quiznos Franchise
The Submarine Station Franchise
Investment $24,100 - $341,800N/A
Franchise Fee $25,000$8,000
Royalty Fee 7%$500/mo
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 1981-
Year Franchised 1983-
Term Of Agreement 15 years5 years
Term Of Agreement 15 years5 years
Renewal Fee $1K-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Quiznos Franchise
The Submarine Station Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
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    Financing Options
     
    Quiznos Franchise
    The Submarine Station Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/Yes-/-
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/Yes-/-
    Receivables No/Yes-/-
    Payroll No/Yes-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Quiznos Franchise
    The Submarine Station Franchise
    Training --
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
    Marketing Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising-
    Operations 7% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 15

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Quiznos Franchise
    The Submarine Station Franchise
    US Expansion --
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About Quiznos

    In the kitchen of Footer's Italian restaurant in Denver, the first Quizno's recipes were born. The owners of Footer's used the baguette-style bread, red-wine vinaigrette dressing and tuna salad created in their kitchen to establish their new venture, opening the first Quizno's in Denver in 1981. Nearly 20 years later, Quizno's has locations throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan and Australia using the original recipes from Footer's kitchen. Restaurants also serve soups and salads.

    "Top
    #63 in Canada's Top franchises.




    About The Submarine Station

    As a company grows there are three main methods of growth to choose from: sole proprietorship, joint venture, or franchising. The franchise system is an exciting model because of the common shared interest in the founding company (the Franchisor) and the small business owner (the Franchisee) that both want the system to work. The problem with most franchising models is that a Franchisee is under such stringent restrictions from the Franchisor. Understandably, the Franchisor has a huge interest in protecting the brand. This interest in protecting the brand has inherent drawbacks that now become the Franchisee's issues. A few of these drawbacks are: real estate long-term leasing or purchasing, expensive proprietary equipment, forced product price points, etc. Who pays for this in the end? Well, the Franchisee does. Who looks out for the Franchisee? The Submarine Station will!