Krystal Restaurants vs All American Hot Dog Carts Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Krystal Restaurants vs All American Hot Dog Carts including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Krystal Restaurants Franchise	All American Hot Dog Carts Franchise
Investment	$900,000 - $1,300,000	$1,700 - $5,999
Franchise Fee	$32,500	N/A
Royalty Fee	4.5%	-
Advertising Fee	-	-
Year Founded	1932	-
Year Franchised	1990	-
Term Of Agreement	20 years	-
Term Of Agreement	20 years	-
Renewal Fee	$8.1K	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Krystal Restaurants Franchise	All American Hot Dog Carts Franchise
Experience	Industry experience General business experience	-
Financing Options
	Krystal Restaurants Franchise	All American Hot Dog Carts Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/No	-/-
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	-/-
Equipment	No/Yes	-/-
Inventory	No/Yes	-/-
Receivables	No/No	-/-
Payroll	No/No	-/-
Training & Support
	Krystal Restaurants Franchise	All American Hot Dog Carts Franchise
Training	-	-
Support	Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives	-
Marketing	Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising	-
Operations	Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 94% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	-
Expansion Plans
	Krystal Restaurants Franchise	All American Hot Dog Carts Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	-
Canada Expansion	No	-
International Expansion	No	-

Company Overviews

About Krystal Restaurants

The Krystal Company is the oldest quick service restaurant chain in the South and the second oldest in the United States. The Chattanooga-based company currently has more than 450 restaurants in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Founded in 1932, Krystal restaurants have become more than sparkling-clean eateries where friendly employees serve up fresh, delicious food. Krystal has become a cultural icon and an experience that virtually every man, woman and child in the South has shared. Nearly everyone in the region has a Krystal memory. The Krystal brand, and the great food, service, value and setting which it represents, has taken a prominent place in the South's cultural landscape.

About All American Hot Dog Carts

We can make you feel like a king.

Louis DiRaimondo started All American Hot Dog in 1972 after working for several years as a Hot Dog Vendor in South Florida. Mr. DiRaimondo began to realize that increasing equipment costs were beginning to make it impossible for newcomers to break into the vending business. He was determined that you could sell a quality cart at an affordable price that would allow his customers to realize their earning potential in the vending cart business. To this day, Mr. DiRaimondo still believes in the dream most of us have of owning our own business and making a good living. He wants to make it possible for anyone to be able to afford that dream and become their own boss today!

ALL AMERICAN was founded on the premise that the customer is always king. We recognized that the need to supply people with their own low-cost, fairly easy to run profitable business was real. With this in mind we created a very durable hot dog cart, the ORIGINAL ALL AMERICAN. It was meant to be a virtually indestructible workhorse. It is, 42 years later. It is virtually unchanged. It is the most copied hot dog cart ever built. We started it.
Since 1972 we have added 5 more equally durable carts to our lineup and we continue to provide great customer service & follow-through. We even do your licensing paperwork for you and we provide a free detailed business plan. We are the oldest cart-manufacturing specialists in North America. We are as happy to serve you now as we were in 1972.