Tom and Chee Cost Comparisons

About Tom and Chee

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After expanding to more than 12 locations across seven states,
Tom & Chee is poised for a new era of rapid growth. With a simplified business model, state-of-the-art training and technology, a new menu and restaurant design, and new leadership with over 50+ years in the franchise industry, Tom & Chee is ready to welcome passionate franchisees who want to own a business that brings joy and love to their communities. Here’s why Tom & Chee stands out as a wise sandwich & grilled cheese franchise investment:

“Tom & Chee is creating a new category within the sandwich space,” says Roger David, CEO & President of Tom & Chee. “There’s something really special about our brand. We’re changing the game with our sandwich & grilled cheese franchise. It’s new, but also nostalgic. When our customers taste our food they think of Mom. They think of childhood with grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup. We have created such a unique menu, with wonderful recipes and food made fresh in-house, and now we have a robust culture of franchise support that is going to take Tom & Chee to the next level. We’re looking for franchisees who are food-centric. If you love food, love people and love community, then you should be a part of a Tom & Chee.”

The estimated initial investment necessary to begin operation of a Tom & Chee Restaurant franchise ranges from $302,700 to $456,000. This includes $30,000 (if this is the first Tom & Chee franchise you have purchased), $15,000 (if this is your second, third or fourth Tom & Chee franchise you have purchased) or $5,000 (if this is your fifth or greater Tom & Chee franchise you have purchased) that must be paid to the franchisor. The estimated initial investment does not include real estate, related improvement costs or tenant improvement allowances.













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
Capt. Sub $20,000 $120,000-$160,000
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
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