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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Johnny Rockets vs Flamer's Grill including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $581,000 - $877,000 | $171,500 - $345,500 |
Franchise Fee | $49,000 | $30,000 |
Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
Advertising Fee | - | 2% |
Year Founded | 1986 | 1986 |
Year Franchised | 1987 | 1986 |
Term Of Agreement | 10 years w/two 5-year options | - |
Term Of Agreement | 10 years w/two 5-year options | - |
Renewal Fee | - | - |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Experience | You and/or a business partner(s) must have at least two years restaurant owner/operator experience. You and/or a business partner(s) must have a net worth of $500 thousand per unit, and available liquid capital of $200 thousand per unit, or more, (net worth of $1.5 million per unit, and available liquid capital of $500 thousand per unit, or more, outside of the U.S.), in order to qualify for development of up to five units. Development of six units or more will be considered on a case by case basis, pending your net worth and available liquid capital. | - |
Financing Options |
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In-House/3rd Party | In-House/3rd Party | |
Franchise Fees | No/No | No/No |
Start-up Costs | No/No | No/No |
Equipment | No/No | No/No |
Inventory | No/No | No/No |
Receivables | No/No | No/No |
Payroll | No/No | No/No |
Training & Support |
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Training | - | - |
Support | Meetings, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations | - |
Marketing | National media, Regional advertising | - |
Operations |
Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 95% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 48 - 53
Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | - |
Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | - | - |
Canada Expansion | No | - |
International Expansion | Yes | - |
Flamers story begins in 1987 with a single outlet in Jacksonville, Florida. Like most great success stories, we saw a consumer need and capitalized on it. That need was for high-quality, popular foods prepared fresh and fast in areas of high consumer traffic.
Research and a trip out to eat proves that the hamburger is one of the most popular food items in the entire world and has been for the last 75 years. However, most burgers offered in fast-food environments lack that signature charbroiled taste you can only get from an open flame. That taste, that quality, is the cornerstone of the Flamers offering and what sets us apart.
The next step was simple. We knew that there was a well-established marketing niche in which nothing of this kind was offered - the high-traffic shopping malls, airports, train stations, hospitals and downtown office complexes. So we combined a quality product with this ready-and-waiting market. The result is Flamers Charbroiled Hamburgers and Chicken.
Flamers' recipe for its tremendous success has been combining great food with an easy to use system and high-traffic customer locations. The final ingredient for continued success is YOU!