City Kitchen vs Lunch Lady Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of City Kitchen vs Lunch Lady including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
City Kitchen Franchise
Lunch Lady Franchise
Investment $150,000 - $500,000$50,000 - $125,000
Franchise Fee $30,000$25,000
Royalty Fee 6%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 20011995
Year Franchised 20041999
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
City Kitchen Franchise
Lunch Lady Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
City Kitchen Franchise
Lunch Lady 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

 
City Kitchen Franchise
Lunch Lady Franchise
Training --
Support --
Marketing --
Operations --

Expansion Plans

 
City Kitchen Franchise
Lunch Lady Franchise
US Expansion Yes-
Canada Expansion NoNo
International Expansion YesNo

Company Overviews

About City Kitchen

There is no greater pleasure to humanity than the discovery of a new and delicious food, which heightens the joys of the table, sweetens the company of friends, expresses beauty to your guests. That is the concept of City Kitchen. Our business is to transport you far beyond the everyday, into the realm of the exceptional, through the most fundamental of experience: fine food. City Kitchen has served a million meals to throngs of delighted people, the ultimate gustatory adventure. Look no further. Your dream cuisine has arrived. A simple, quality of life business, easy to run and to operate. One of the few franchises that can develop into semi-absentee ownership, with the potential for a franchise holder to commit as little as 8-20 hours per week per store. Easily expandable to multiple locations � quickly build your own mini-empire or small chain of stores and create an additional revenue stream by supplying them with branded food products when you purchase the territory as a Regional Director. Prototyped by us for 3+ years into a proven, successful business model currently operating in Los Angeles, with new operations in development in Pheonix and Dallas.

About Lunch Lady

Preparing and delivering good hot lunches to kids at school since 1995. Fantastic franchise and lifestyle opportunity for those interested in working with children, food and the School community. Plans for expanding business throughout Ontario and Nationally.
Lunch Lady kitchens are located within a 30-minute radius of the schools they serve.  Our team will offer guidance in the sourcing and selection of a kitchen property and help with the set-up to maximize the workflow efficiency. 
There is no such thing as a "one size fits all” Lunch Lady kitchen!