Red Wheel Fundraising vs Sir Grout Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Red Wheel Fundraising vs Sir Grout including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise	Sir Grout Franchise
Investment	$38,000 - $86,000	$78,795 - $131,530
Franchise Fee	$20,000	$39,500
Royalty Fee	8%	6%
Advertising Fee	-	$250/mo.- $500/mo.
Year Founded	1982	2004
Year Franchised	1988	2007
Term Of Agreement	10 years	-
Term Of Agreement	10 years	-
Renewal Fee	$2000	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise	Sir Grout Franchise
Experience	-	-
Financing Options
	Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise	Sir Grout Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/No	Yes/Yes
Start-up Costs	No/No	No/Yes
Equipment	No/No	No/Yes
Inventory	No/No	No/Yes
Receivables	No/No	No/Yes
Payroll	No/No	No/Yes
Training & Support
	Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise	Sir Grout Franchise
Training	* Available at headquarters: 30 hours+ * At franchisee's location: 8 hours+ * At existing franchisees' locations: 30 hours+	Classroom Training: 90 hours Additional Training: At headquarters or other location
Support	-	Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform
Marketing	-	Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app
Operations	* Franchise can be run from home * 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 3 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	* Franchise can be run from home * Absentee Ownership Allowed * Number of Employees Required to Run: 3 - 4
Expansion Plans
	Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise	Sir Grout Franchise
US Expansion	-	Yes
Canada Expansion	-	-
International Expansion	-	Yes

Company Overviews

About Red Wheel Fundraising

Since 1982 Red Wheel has been in the business of manufacturing food for fundraising. Headquarters are in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Our business has grown steadily. Today Red Wheel is the industry’s largest manufacturer of the best variety of frozen food for fundraising.

• We use only fresh ingredients.
• We use recipes people love.
• We blast freeze our products to lock in freshness & flavor.
• We are USDA certified.
• We sell with a 100% Goodness Guarantee
  

Red Wheel manufactures the best food products to help fundraising groups attain their goals. Our tagline of "our goal is to help you attain yours" says it all.

About Sir Grout

SIR GROUT® offers its owners multiple revenue streams - it's like having five franchises for the price of one! 
SIR GROUT® is the first home services franchise to offer grout and tile restoration, stone restoration, sandless wood floor restoration,
bathroom remodeling and slip resistance applications to the consumer and commercial markets.

Veteran Incentives  $5,000 off franchise