The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar vs Bagger Daves Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar vs Bagger Daves 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
Bagger Daves Franchise
Investment $359,800 - $1,600,000N/A
Franchise Fee $22,000 - $35,000N/A
Royalty Fee 4%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 1971-
Year Franchised 1975-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar Franchise
Bagger Daves Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • 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

     
    The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar Franchise
    Bagger Daves Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-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
    Bagger Daves 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)

    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

     
    The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar Franchise
    Bagger Daves Franchise
    US Expansion -Yes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar

    NOT A FRANCHISE

    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.