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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of uWink vs Elmer's including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $1,645,000 - $3,472,000 | $712,000 - $3,209,500 |
Franchise Fee | $50,000 | $40,000 |
Royalty Fee | 4% + 2% Technology Fee | 4% |
Advertising Fee | 1% | 1% |
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Year Franchised | - | - |
Term Of Agreement | - | - |
Term Of Agreement | - | - |
Renewal Fee | - | - |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Experience | - | - |
Financing Options |
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In-House/3rd Party | In-House/3rd Party | |
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Equipment | -/- | -/- |
Inventory | -/- | -/- |
Receivables | -/- | -/- |
Payroll | -/- | -/- |
Training & Support |
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Training | - | - |
Support | - | - |
Marketing | - | - |
Operations | - | - |
Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | Yes | - |
Canada Expansion | - | - |
International Expansion | - | - |
uWink, Inc. has created a new entertainment dining experience that you can't get anywhere else. Their fun, casual environment makes it easy for people to interact, have fun, play games, and enjoy delicious, reasonably priced meals. It's not a game arcade or pool hall. uWink is an interactive, social restaurant, where you are in control of your meal and your fun. uWink provides delicious modern comfort food made with fresh ingredients ordered via touch screen terminals at the table and served by runners, quickly and accurately. uWink's at-the-table-entertainment includes a large variety of games, table-to-table interaction, "edutainment", videos and more. The dynamic projected interior provides diners with scrumptious i-candy and a hip, ever-changing environment.
Elmer's Restaurants have been a family tradition since 1960. The Elmer's Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner restaurants are three-meal-per-day family restaurants, serving quality comfort food with exceptional Guest service. An independent market research firm concluded that "Elmer's Guest loyalty is one of the highest seen in the restaurant industry." Elmer's currently operates 34 Elmer's Restaurants, with new restaurants under development in Washington, California, and Oregon.