Mr. Empanada vs Tin Drum Asia Cafe Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Mr. Empanada vs Tin Drum Asia Cafe including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Mr. Empanada Franchise
Tin Drum Asia Cafe Franchise
Investment $190,500 - $293,500$400,800 - $617,250
Franchise Fee $35,000$49,000 - $99,000
Royalty Fee 3% or $5006%
Advertising Fee 2%1.5%
Year Founded 20032003
Year Franchised 20030
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee -50% of franchise fee


Business Experience Requirements

 
Mr. Empanada Franchise
Tin Drum Asia Cafe Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Mr. Empanada Franchise
Tin Drum Asia Cafe Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees -/--/-
Start-up Costs -/--/-
Equipment -/--/-
Inventory -/--/-
Receivables -/--/-
Payroll -/--/-

Training & Support

 
Mr. Empanada Franchise
Tin Drum Asia Cafe Franchise
Training --
Support --
Marketing --
Operations -

We prefer to be located in lifestyle centers or mixed-use developments with lots of foot traffic and a good mix of other national and local tenants. We will also consider well-positioned neighborhood shopping centers; urban/downtown locations with strong daytime population and foot traffic; and areas near college and university campuses.


Expansion Plans

 
Mr. Empanada Franchise
Tin Drum Asia Cafe Franchise
US Expansion -No
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

About Mr. Empanada

Mr. Empanada Inc. is a family owned, rapidly growing, small business.
Their company owned manufacturing facility produces all the empanadas and other pre-prepared food items to be sold to the franchisees, thus assuring quality and consistency throughout the system. Additionally, they own Mr. Empanada Franchise Corp., which is responsible for selling, training and coordinating new and potential franchise locations.
Mr. Empanada Inc. takes pride in their restaurants and extreme care in the manufacture and preparation of their food items, demonstrating their total commitment to the brand and reputation. As a result Mr. Empanada has enjoyed excellent reviews in Tampa’s premier publications such as The Tampa Tribune and Weekly Planet.
From a historical perspective of Mr. Empanada Fast food with a Latin flair, our convenient-to-eat, high quality empanadas, cuban sandwiches and salads, make for a simple operation which food customers love...especially children.


About Tin Drum Asia Cafe

Founded in 2003, Tin Drum was created to reflect the bustling street-side cafes found throughout Asia. With the limited service operating model of fast casual and the dining experience of full casual, Tin Drum Asia Cafe is setting a new standard for the Fast Casual Dining franchise model. We call it "Fresh Casual." Our menu carries bold and broad flavor profiles; all food is cooked fresh to order in an open kitchen; the food is delivered to the guest at their table rather than being picked up at a counter; all this taking place in an environment with an elevated decor meant to evoke a bustling Asian street market.
 
10% discount for veterans off initial franchise fee