Tin Drum Asia Cafe vs Panda Express Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Tin Drum Asia Cafe Franchise
Panda Express Franchise
Investment $400,800 - $617,250$377,100 - $1,884,000
Franchise Fee $49,000 - $99,000N/A
Royalty Fee 6%-
Advertising Fee 1.5%-
Year Founded 20031983
Year Franchised 01983
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee 50% of franchise fee-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Tin Drum Asia Cafe Franchise
Panda Express Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Tin Drum Asia Cafe Franchise
Panda Express Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
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Receivables -/--/-
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Training & Support
 
Tin Drum Asia Cafe Franchise
Panda Express 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.

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Expansion Plans
 
Tin Drum Asia Cafe Franchise
Panda Express Franchise
US Expansion No-
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

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

About Panda Express

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Panda Restaurant Group operates all of our restaurants with the exception of select locations in airports, universities, military bases, hospitals, casinos, amusement parks and stadiums. We do not offer franchises at this time.