Lindy - Gertie's vs UFood Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Lindy - Gertie's Franchise	UFood Franchise
Investment	$49,000 - And Up	$415,500 - $598,500
Franchise Fee	$9,500	$35,000
Royalty Fee	-	5%
Advertising Fee	2%	2%
Year Founded	-	0
Year Franchised	-	2014
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Lindy - Gertie's Franchise	UFood Franchise
Experience	-	· Minimum liquid assets: $200,000 · Minimum net worth: $350,000
Financing Options
	Lindy - Gertie's Franchise	UFood Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	-/-	-/-
Start-up Costs	-/-	-/-
Equipment	-/-	-/-
Inventory	-/-	-/-
Receivables	-/-	-/-
Payroll	-/-	-/-
Training & Support
	Lindy - Gertie's Franchise	UFood Franchise
Training	-	UFood Grill offers all of our franchisees a comprehensive 5-week training program at the UFood Grill University. This program includes a mix of classroom, test kitchen, and live, hands-on store training for 3 people in your organization, one of whom must be your store manager. Our field training team will assist in the opening of each store.
Support	-	Ongoing support
Marketing	-	UFood Grill offers its franchisees a number of turnkey opening and ongoing marketing programs that will bring customers in the door. In addition, UFood Grill provides materials and promotions that are available through our graphics standards manual and marketing promotions manual available online as well as in hard copy. UFood Grill also has a state-of-the-art loyalty program for franchisees to understand customer behavior and create tailored marketing programs. UFood Grill will also help franchisees track purchasing and analyze customer shopping data.
Operations	-	-
Expansion Plans
	Lindy - Gertie's Franchise	UFood Franchise
US Expansion	-	-
Canada Expansion	-	-
International Expansion	-	-

Company Overviews

About Lindy - Gertie's

In 1974, businessman Joseph Yesutis fulfilled a life-long dream by purchasing the Lindy's Chili Company and the Gertie's Ice Cream Company. This dream, however, did not include putting the two concepts together. Only after analyzing the unique qualities of each business did he conceive of his remarkable innovation.

Lindy's Chili was drawing huge lunch and dinner crowds, but slowed in the evenings. On the other hand, Gertie's Ice Cream did great business in the evenings when customers crowded in.

Additionally, there was seasonal factors that effected business. Cold Chicago winters bolstered chili sales, while ice cream sales declined. And, of course, in the summer, ice cream soared past chili sales.

Combining the two companies into a single specialty food business initially drew many puzzled looks.
Chili and ice cream? Some people questioned Joe's judgment. But it really made remarkable business sense. The two specialties in fact, kept business steady throughout the day and throughout the year.

Even more remarkable, chili and ice cream proved to be a delicious combination!
The new Lindy Gertie's customers discovered that a bowl of the hot and spicy chili followed by a cool, refreshing ice cream was indeed a unusually satisfying experience.

The Lindy-Gertie's Franchise Opportunity Could Be Your Recipe For A Great Future! Since 1901, Gertie's Ice Cream and since 1924, Lindy's Chili have been serving the Chicagoland area. Be a part of that history. Contact us today.

About UFood

· Site selection

· Submittal of LOI/Lease draft

· Store design

· Construction

· Training

· Grand Opening Support

· Ongoing operational support

· Ongoing marketing support