City Kitchen vs Corporate Caterers Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
City Kitchen Franchise
Corporate Caterers Franchise
Investment $150,000 - $500,000$149,000 - $227,800
Franchise Fee $30,000$30,000
Royalty Fee 6%4%
Advertising Fee -1% local +1% Nat'l
Year Founded 2001-
Year Franchised 2004-
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
City Kitchen Franchise
Corporate Caterers Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
City Kitchen Franchise
Corporate Caterers 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
Corporate Caterers Franchise
Training --
Support --
Marketing --
Operations --

Expansion Plans
 
City Kitchen Franchise
Corporate Caterers Franchise
US Expansion Yes-
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion Yes-

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 Corporate Caterers

Corporate Caterers is part of the multi-billion dollar catering segment within the foodservice industry. Yet we service a more defined segment within catering - weekday breakfast and lunch catering for commercial and professional clients. Now that we've proven what we can do, we're offering you a franchise to do the same things. Franchising works. Corporate Caterers have the business systems, software programs, food prep & kitchen operations, employee & driver training, and marketing & promotional concepts ready for you to learn, implement and use. We are a specialized catering business. We don't usually promote ourselves in the general public media because we're a "B2B" (business to business) model. However, in the business world, we want you to make a strong impact in your local market. We have the tools to help you promote your services to targeted clientele, from direct mail to referral programs, from personal presentations to catered functions. Corporate Caterers will help you design a customized marketing and promotions campaign for your area before you begin, and help you implement and monitor your programs as you progress in your own Corporate Caterers franchise.
The Corporate Caterers franchise rights provide you: * Grant of a Territory * Site Selection support * Design & Layout Planning Assistance * Owner/Manager/Employee Franchise Training Program * Opening Assistance for your Location * In-Field Operations Support and Training Updates * Corporate Caterers Operations and Recipe Manuals * Use of the Corporate Caterers Name, Marks and Systems