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About Capt. Sub
"The Toast Masters!"
Capt. Sub is the right concept at the right time.
The sandwich category is exploding in foodservice and Capt. Sub is poised to offer customers what they are looking for - value, quality products, served hot and fresh.
Since our inception on Kent Street in Charlottetown back in 1972, over the past 5 decades Capt. Submarine has become known as THE authentic Atlantic Canadian sub franchise. You’ll find the proof right there on top of our freshly baked breads; we offer the kinds of flavours and recipes that Atlantic Canadians love.The Captain Submarine is considered, by industry standards, a low investment compared to many other similar systems. The Capt. Sub brand franchise offers a good return on investment for successful operators. Grinner's Food Systems Limited has been franchising in Canada for over 25 years. Based in Atlantic Canada, their executives are well versed in what Canadians want. Grinner's has one of the largest franchise service infrastructure systems in Eastern Canada with over 30 people at Head Office, always available to assist you in your day-to-day operations. Grinner's offers volume purchasing, quality professional marketing materials and operational expertise that are second to none in the Canadian Foodservice arena. Grinner's Food Systems Limited is the Franchisor of the highly successful 159-unit Greco Pizza Restaurant chain.
Soup, Salad and Sandwich Franchise Opportunities
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| Franchise | Franchise Fee | Royalty | Advertising Fee | Development Costs |
| All American Deli | $35,000 | $177,200-$484,950 | ||
| AMATO'S | $25,000 | 6% | $380,000-$500,000 | |
| Apple Spice Junction | $37,500 | $280,000-$500,000 | ||
| Arizona Bread Company | $25,000 | 5% | $149,000-$341,500 | |
| Atlanta Bread Company | $40,000 | 5% | $629,700-$806,300 | |
| Atlantic City Sub Shops | $15,000 | 5% | $100,000-$275,000 | |
| B2Cafe | $35,000 | 6% | 2% | $500,000-And Up |
| Badass Jack's | $15,000 | $275,000 | ||
| Baker Bros. American Deli | $25,000 | 4% | $430,500-$656,000 | |
| Beach Hut Deli | $7,500-$35,000 | 5.5% | 1.5% | $79,100-$548,415 |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | $22,500-$25,000 | 5% -7% | up to 2% | $313,000-$416,000 |
| Big Apple Bagels | $25,000 | 5% | 3% | $298,000-$405,000 |
| Big Mama's & Papa's Pizzeria | $30,000 | $275,000-$744,000 | ||
| Big Town Hero | $20,000 | $73,550-$245,200 | ||
| Blimpie | $11,900-$19,900 | 6% | 4% | $74,780-$422,200 |
| Blue Chip Cookies Drive | N/A | $11,000-$15,000 | ||
| Box Lunch | $15,000 | $120,000-$150,000 | ||
| Buffalo Philly's | $18,000 | 4% | $215,200-$376,100 | |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | $25,000 | 5% | 3.25% | $2,695,100-$4,244,300 |
| Cafe Fresh | $25,000 | $133,500-$253,000 | ||
| CafeMia | $25,000 | 4.5% | 2% local +2%Nat'l | $221,000-$374,000 |
| Camille's Sidewalk Cafe | $25,000 | 5% | $223,500-$589,500 | |
| Capriotti's | $30,000-$40,000 | 6%-7% | 3% | $380,000-$660,413 |
| Captain Tony's | $10,000-$20,000 | 4.5% w/cap | 2% | $197,550-$389,800 |
| Carla's Sandwiches & Burgers | $8,500 | $850/mo. | $125/mo. | $81,000-$2,400,000 |
| Carusos Sandwich Company | $30,000 | $110,000-$250,000 | ||
| Carving Board, The | $35,000 | $314,500-$621,500 | ||
| Charleys Philly Steaks | $24,500 | 6% | 0.25% | $253,231-$637,568 |
| Cheba Hut Toasted Subs | $40,000 | 6% | 2% | $575,900-$939,700 |
| Chicken Salad Chick | $50,000 | 5% | 2% | $562,000-$740,000 |
| Cianci European Eatery | $25,000 | 5% | $356,000-$508,000 | |
| City Bites | $15,000 | 5% | 1% | $186,500-$394,500 |
| Cousins Subs | $25,000 | 6% | 2% | $119,200-$300,800 |
| Crisp & Green | $49,500 | $523,900-$1,126,500 | ||
| Cultures | $30,000-$40,000 | $175,000-$500,000 | ||
| Culver | $55,000 | 4% | 2.5% | $2,349,000-$5,356,000 |
| D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches | $20,000 | 6% | $391,000-$556,000 | |
| Dagwood's Sandwich Shop | $20,000 | 6% | 2% | $200,000-$250,000 |
| Dagwoods | $25,000 | 6% | 3% | $200,000-$250,000 |
| Deli Delicious | $25,000-$30,000 | 6% | 2% | $122,250-$467,850 |
| Doc Green's Gourmet Salads | $25,000 | 5% | $367,000-$655,000 | |
| DRUXY'S | $30,000 | 6% | 1% | $225,000-And Up |
| Duke Sandwich Company | $25,000 | 6% | $150,000-$1,100,000 | |
| East Coast Subs | $12,500 | 6% | 4% | $99,000-$175,000 |
| East of Chicago Pizza Company | $20,000 | 5% | $162,000-$463,000 | |
| Energy Kitchen | $30,000 | 5% | $750,000-$1,000,000 | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | $30,000 | 6% | 2% | $191,014-$397,535 |
| Erik's DeliCafe | $35,000 | 5% | $303,500-$521,600 | |
| Extreme Pizza | $30,000 | 5% | 1% | $209,200-$462,500 |
| F&M Deli Express | $30,000 | 5% | $145,000-$285,000 | |
| Fabrika | $30,000-$40,000 | $175,000-$500,000 | ||
| Farmer Boys | $45,000 | 5% | 3% | $1,042,500-$2,486,500 |
| Firehouse Subs | $20,000 | 6% | 3-5% | $57,502-$868,696 |
| Fit for Life | N/A | 7% | 0% | $180,000-And Up |
| Franktitude | $25,000 | 6% | 2% | $169,200-$284,000 |
| Fresh City Kitchen | $35,000 | 5% | $726,000-$1,140,000 | |
| Freshii | $30,000 | 6% | 2% | $179,000-$483,000 |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | $30,000 | 6% | $145,900-$446,000 | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | $35,000 | 7% | 2% | $385,000-$595,000 |
| Goodcents Deli Fresh Subs | $35,000 | 6% | 3.5% | $211,432-$431,843 |
| Great Canadian Bagel | $20,000 | $85,000-$350,000 | ||
| Great Outdoors Sub Shops | $25,000 | $75,000-$260,000 | ||
| Greenleaf's Grille | $22,000-$37,200 | 5% | 1% | $219,500-$574,200 |
| Groucho's Deli | $18,000-$28,000 | 5% | $82,548-$380,768 | |
| Heidi's Brooklyn Deli | $35,000 | 6% | $300,000-$400,000 | |
| Hogi Yogi | $25,000-$30,000 | 6% | $108,000-$452,000 | |
| HomeSmart | $20,000 | varies | varies | $65,500-$205,000 |
| HoneyBaked Ham Company & Cafe, The | $30,000 | 6% | 3.25% | $292,900-$567,600 |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | $25,000 | 5.5% | 7% | $290,600-$538,400 |
| Jason's Deli | $35,000 | $1,126,105-$1,576,445 | ||
| Jerry's Subs & Pizza | $25,000 | 6% | $250,000-$350,000 | |
| Jersey Mike's Submarines & Salads | $18,500 | 6.5% | 5% | $169,001-$804,085 |
| Jet's Pizza | $25,000 | 8%-10% | Up to 1% | $437,500-$631,000 |
| Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwich Shops | $35,000 | 6% | 4.5% | $313,600-$556,100 |
| Joey Bag a Donuts | $30,000 | 5% | 1% | $207,700-$587,800 |
| Jon Smith Subs | $39,500 | 6% | 3% | $309,500-$887,760 |
| Jreck Subs | $10,000 | 6% | $49,800-$254,000 | |
| Just Fresh | $25,000 | 5% | $475,000-$650,000 | |
| Kwench Juice Cafe | $25,000 | $64,900-$154,400 | ||
| Larry's Giant Subs | $20,000 | 6% | $136,800-$201,900 | |
| Lenny's Sub Shop | $20,000-$25,000 | 6% | 2% | $188,216-$396,146 |
| Link Business | $45,000 | 6.5% | 2% | $53,200-$148,500 |
| Little King | N/A | $125,000-And Up | ||
| Locos Grill & Pub | $35,000 | 4% | $575,400-$1,960,000 | |
| Marcellos | $25,000 | 5% | $350,000-$1,000,000 | |
| Marco's | $25,000 | 5.5% | 5% | $223,535-$586,410 |
| Mark's Pizzeria | $15,000 | 3% | $125,000-$150,000 | |
| McDonald's | $45,000 | 4% | 4%+ | $1,314,500-$2,306,500 |
| Melt Shop | $35,000 | 6% | 2% | $368,240-$698,800 |
| Milio's Sandwiches | $30,000 | 6% | 3.5% | $180,000-$500,000 |
| Moe's Italian Sandwiches | $15,000 | 5% | 1%local +1%Nat'l | $93,500-$159,500 |
| Mr. Goodcents | $35,000 | 6% | 3.5% | $211,432-$431,843 |
| Mr. Jims Pizza | $11,000 | 6% | 4% | $70,000-$100,000 |
| Mr. Pickle's Sandwich Shop | $25,000-$50,000 | $250+/wk | Up to 2% Monthly | $151,500-$342,500 |
| Mr. Sub | $15,000 | 5% | $160,000 | |
| Murphy's Deli | $25,000 | 6% | $175,200-$827,500 | |
| Mustard Cafe | $25,000 | 5% | $304,600-$426,000 | |
| My Friend's Place | $20,000 | 5% | 1% | $156,650-$260,400 |
| Nature's Table Cafe | $30,000 | 5% | $56,000-$372,100 | |
| Nature's Way Cafe | $20,000 | 4% | $103,300-$201,500 | |
| New York 5th Av. Deli | $20,000 | 6% | 2%local +2%Nat'l | $65,000-$110,000 |
| New York Burrito-Gourmet Wraps | $15,000 | 7% | $85,000-$150,000 | |
| New York NY Fresh Deli | $15,000 | 6% | $86,000-$150,000 | |
| Newk's | $40,000 | 5% | 1.5% | $971,100-$1,207,350 |
| NYC Bagel & Sandwich Shop | $29,500 | 5% | $300 - $600 | $119,000-$208,000 |
| O'Brien's Irish Sandwich Bars | $32,000 | $400,000-$610,000 | ||
| Original SoupMan, The | $30,000 | 5% | $79,500-$198,500 | |
| P.B. Loco | N/A | $200,000-$390,000 | ||
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | $9,500 | 5% | $138,950-$386,800 | |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | N/A | 6% | 2% | $338,050-$610,000 |
| Planet Grilled Cheese | $30,000 | 6% | $200,000 | |
| Planet Sub | $25,000 | 5% | 1 - 3% | $182,000-$402,000 |
| Pocket Deli | $35,000 | 6% | $145,250-$386,500 | |
| Port Of Subs | $18,500 | 5.5% | 1% | $214,500-$397,100 |
| Potbelly Sandwich Shop | $40,000 | 6% | Up to 4% | $534,950-$874,000 |
| Power Smoothie Cafe | N/A | $92,000-$279,900 | ||
| Primo Hoagies | $15,000 | 6% | 2% | $215,500-$554,500 |
| Pure Health | $25,000 | $100,000-$200,000 | ||
| Quiznos | $25,000 | 7% | $24,100-$341,800 | |
| Red Rock Chili Company | $25,000 | 6% | $215,500-$394,000 | |
| Rockn' Joe Coffeehouse & Bistro | $30,000 | 6% | $218,000-$414,000 | |
| Rollerz | $30,000 | 6% | 1% | $138,900-$456,050 |
| Roly Poly | $20,000-$25,000 | 4-6% | $106,550-$226,700 | |
| Ronzio Pizza | $15,000 | 4% | $134,000-$183,000 | |
| Runza Restaurants | $30,000 | 5% | 1%+up to 4% locally | $1,250,000-$2,720,000 |
| Salad Bowl Cafe, The | N/A | $100,000-$250,000 | ||
| Salad Creations Inc. | $25,000 | 6% | $200,000-$225,000 | |
| Saladarity | $30,000 | $355,875-$469,275 | ||
| Saladworks | $35,000 | 5% | 3% | $210,607-$534,084 |
| San Francisco Oven | $25,000 | 5% | $474,100-$807,300 | |
| San Francisco Sourdough Eatery | $25,000 | 6% | 2% | $150,400-$293,800 |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | $10,000-$17,500 | 5% | 3% | $90,000-$120,000 |
| Schlotzsky's | $35,000 | 6% | 4% | $719,400-$959,400 |
| Silver Mine Subs | $20,000 | 6% | 4% | $197,000-$340,000 |
| SmashHits Deli | N/A | 0 | 0 | $10,000-$50,000 |
| Snappy Tomato Pizza | $14,000 | 5% | 2.5% | $115,500-$256,000 |
| Souper Salad | $30,000 | $593,650-$873,200 | ||
| Spicy Pickle | $30,000 | 5% | $300,000 | |
| Steak Escape, The | $25,000 | 6% | $190,200-$1,300,000 | |
| streat, The | $50,000 | 6% | 2% | $160,000-$260,000 |
| Stuft Pizza | $30,000 | 4% | $350,000-$650,000 | |
| Sub Connection | $19,500 | 5% | 2% | $198,175-$362,350 |
| Sub Station II | $20,000 | 4% | $188,500-$357,000 | |
| Submarina | $25,000 | $161,818-$334,118 | ||
| Subway | $15,000 | 8% | 4.5% | $139,550-$342,400 |
| Sweet Peppers Deli | $25,000 | 5% | 2% local +1%Nat'l | $721,500-$937,500 |
| Thundercloud Subs | $10,000 | $65,000-$90,000 | ||
| Tim Hortons | $35,000 | 4.5% | 4% of Gross Sales | $135,300-$2,068,500 |
| Togo's Eateries, LLC | $30,000 | 5% | 3% | $240,500-$545,700 |
| Tom and Chee | $30,000 | $302,700-$456,000 | ||
| TossAcross | $22,000 | $89,000-$200,000 | ||
| Tossed | $25,000 | 5% | 1% | $263,500-$397,000 |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | $30,000 | 6% | 3% | $198,500-$543,500 |
| Tubby's Sub Shops | $17,500-$20,000 | 4%-6% | 4% | $112,900-$293,500 |
| tumble & tea cafe | $30,000 | 6% | 2% | $225,000-$300,000 |
| USA Subs | $30,000 | 6% | 2.5% | $296,510-$421,167 |
| Veggirama | $25,000-$40,000 | $150,000-$175,000 | ||
| Vitality Bowls | $39,500 | 6% | 1.5% | $170,100-$604,000 |
| Vivanty's Kitchen | N/A | $165,000-$185,000 | ||
| Vocelli Pizza | $30,000 | 5% | 1% | $156,000-$330,900 |
| W G Grinders | $22,500 | 4.5% | 2%Nat.+.75%Loc. | $99,000-$275,000 |
| Wall Street Deli | $30,000 | 5% | $190,500-$457,000 | |
| Which Wich | $30,000 | 6% | 2% | $175,500-$480,250 |
| Wow! What a Sub!! Boyz Subs & Steaks, The | $17,500 | 4% | $187,500-$249,000 | |
| Z Pizza | $30,000 | 6% | 3% | $249,000-$359,000 |
| Zero's Subs | $15,000 | 6% | $150,000-$250,000 | |
| Zoup! Fresh Soup Company | $39,900 | 6% | 1% | $355,900-$648,500 |