Grandy's vs Liquid Planet Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Grandy's vs Liquid Planet including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Grandy's Franchise
Liquid Planet Franchise
Investment $799,800 - $1,104,000$158,250 - $302,000
Franchise Fee $30,000$25,000
Royalty Fee -5%
Advertising Fee -1%Nat'l + 1%Local
Year Founded 19730
Year Franchised 19772010
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Grandy's Franchise
Liquid Planet Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Grandy's Franchise
Liquid Planet Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
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Training & Support
 
Grandy's Franchise
Liquid Planet Franchise
Training --
Support --
Marketing --
Operations -Owner-operated or absentee owner

Expansion Plans
 
Grandy's Franchise
Liquid Planet Franchise
US Expansion --
Canada Expansion --
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Company Overviews

About Grandy's

Grandy's is now seeking outstanding franchise candidates in selected markets across the United States who share our passion for serving great food and want to grow with our respected brand.

Currently Grandy’s is sourcing new franchisees in markets that now have or have had open Grandy’s restaurants.

Grandy's franchise strategy includes a complete plan for managing and operating the establishment for a prospective franchisee. The plan provides step-by-step procedures for every aspect of the business and, anticipating most management problems, provides a complete matrix for management decisions confronted by the franchisees. The growth projections for year 2006 and beyond for franchisees are very optimistic. At Grandy's, franchisees are never alone, which is one of the strongest benefits that one could hope for in this tough business world. Franchisees have Grandy's support, as well as other franchisees, who have moved through parallel business experiences. As Grandy's has matured, our brand name and trademark has become more valuable. What this means to you, a future franchisee, is that the multiplication of sites creates a stronger market presence, which benefits all franchisees.

If you are interested, please forward your name, contact information and geographical area of interest for development to [email protected] and someone will contact you as soon as possible.

Thanks for your interest in Grandy's!

About Liquid Planet

Fresh Planet has what today's health conscious food consumer wants: Fresh, custom designed salads; flavorful, nutritious rice bowls; tasty smoothies; and healthy stuffed toasted pitas. In addition to being surrounded by great food and happy customers, Fresh Planet franchise owners promote a healthy lifestyle. The exceptional smoothie menu includes our signature oatmeal breakfast smoothies, specialty smoothies, and super-fruit acai berry smoothies. Also featured are delicious stuffed toasted pitas, with both meat and vegetarian options. Egg-stuffed pitas make great breakfast options so you can serve your customers any time of day. Some competing concepts have limited hours of either breakfast and lunch or lunch and dinner. Our diverse menu allows you to serve hungry customers all day long. Fresh Planet offers you and your store manger two weeks of thorough training at the Cleveland, OH, headquarters. The training staff has nearly five decades of combined restaurant experience in various operational capacities. A Ground Floor Franchise Opportunity Whether you are interested in a single unit or a multi-unit agreement, if you want to be involved in the next big thing in restaurant franchising, Fresh Planet has great territories available. This food franchise opportunity is also great for someone already in franchising who wants to grow by complementing other types of non-competing food franchises.