White Hen Pantry vs uWink Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of White Hen Pantry vs uWink including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
White Hen Pantry Franchise
uWink Franchise
Investment $52,400 - $225,200$1,645,000 - $3,472,000
Franchise Fee $30,000$50,000
Royalty Fee Varies4% + 2% Technology Fee
Advertising Fee -1%
Year Founded 1965-
Year Franchised 1965-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
White Hen Pantry Franchise
uWink Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
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    Financing Options
     
    White Hen Pantry Franchise
    uWink Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees Yes/No-/-
    Start-up Costs Yes/No-/-
    Equipment No/No-/-
    Inventory Yes/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    White Hen Pantry Franchise
    uWink Franchise
    Training --
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
    Marketing --
    Operations 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 15

    Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed.

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    Expansion Plans
     
    White Hen Pantry Franchise
    uWink Franchise
    US Expansion YesYes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion No-

    Company Overviews

    About White Hen Pantry

    White Hen Pantry Inc. was bought out by 7-Eleven
    White Hen Pantry Inc. was founded in 1965 and began franchising that same year. The Elmhurst, Illinois-based company has more than 280 locations in the United States.

    About uWink

    uWink, Inc. has created a new entertainment dining experience that you can't get anywhere else. Their fun, casual environment makes it easy for people to interact, have fun, play games, and enjoy delicious, reasonably priced meals. It's not a game arcade or pool hall. uWink is an interactive, social restaurant, where you are in control of your meal and your fun. uWink provides delicious modern comfort food made with fresh ingredients ordered via touch screen terminals at the table and served by runners, quickly and accurately. uWink's at-the-table-entertainment includes a large variety of games, table-to-table interaction, "edutainment", videos and more. The dynamic projected interior provides diners with scrumptious i-candy and a hip, ever-changing environment.