The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar vs CHOOKS Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar vs CHOOKS including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar Franchise	CHOOKS Franchise
Investment	$359,800 - $1,600,000	$300,615
Franchise Fee	$22,000 - $35,000	$52,500
Royalty Fee	4%	4%
Advertising Fee	-	4% + 1% local
Year Founded	1971	1991
Year Franchised	1975	1991
Term Of Agreement	10 years	5+5+5=15
Term Of Agreement	10 years	5+5+5=15
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar Franchise	CHOOKS Franchise
Experience	Industry experience General business experience	-
Financing Options
	The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar Franchise	CHOOKS Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/No	-/-
Start-up Costs	No/No	-/-
Equipment	No/No	-/-
Inventory	No/No	-/-
Receivables	No/No	-/-
Payroll	No/No	-/-
Training & Support
	The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar Franchise	CHOOKS Franchise
Training	-	-
Support	Meetings, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations	-
Marketing	Co-op advertising	-
Operations	Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 80 - 160 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	-
Expansion Plans
	The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar Franchise	CHOOKS Franchise
US Expansion	-	-
Canada Expansion	No	No
International Expansion	Yes	No

Company Overviews

About The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar

NOT A FRANCHISE

About CHOOKS

Aussie slang for chicken!

Chooks was created to give you the perfect union of marinating & grilling the best chicken and selling it to our customers for great prices. We serve our secret family recipe “buttermilk chicken” - the way we all like it.