Captain Tony's vs Subway Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Captain Tony's vs Subway including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Captain Tony's Franchise
Subway Franchise
Investment $197,550 - $389,800$139,550 - $342,400
Franchise Fee $10,000 - $20,000$15,000
Royalty Fee 4.5% w/cap8%
Advertising Fee 2%4.5%
Year Founded 19721965
Year Franchised 19851974
Term Of Agreement 20 years20 years
Term Of Agreement 20 years20 years
Renewal Fee -none


Business Experience Requirements
 
Captain Tony's Franchise
Subway Franchise
Experience -
  • General business experience
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    Financing Options
     
    Captain Tony's Franchise
    Subway Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/YesYes/Yes
    Start-up Costs No/YesNo/Yes
    Equipment No/YesYes/Yes
    Inventory No/YesNo/Yes
    Receivables No/YesNo/No
    Payroll No/YesNo/No

    Training & Support
     
    Captain Tony's Franchise
    Subway Franchise
    Training On-The-Job Training: up to 168 hoursOn-The-Job Training: 33 hours Classroom Training: 62 hours Additional Training: Training available in Australia, China, Germany, India, Montreal, Canada & Miami
    Support Purchasing Co-ops Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform
    Marketing Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app
    Operations Absentee Ownership Allowed

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 10

    100% of current franchisees are owner/operators

    		 65% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8-12

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

    Expansion Plans
     
    Captain Tony's Franchise
    Subway Franchise
    US Expansion -Yes
    Canada Expansion NoNo
    International Expansion YesYes

    Company Overviews

    About Captain Tony's

    Michael J. Martella always believed his father's pizza was the best in the world. When the elder Martella, Antonio, opened the first Captain Tony's Pizza & Pasta Emporium in 1972, everyone in the family pitched in. When Michael graduated from college and began a career as a stockbroker, the pizzas he tried as he traveled around the country just didn't measure up to his father's. Realizing they had a superior product and concept, Michael tried to convince his father to expand the company, but Antonio wasn't interested. In 1987, Michael founded Captain Tony's Inc. and began franchising the restaurant. Each Captain Tony's location serves a variety of entrre and dessert pizzas, submarine sandwiches, pastas and salads. The franchise has restaurants in Great Britain as well as the United States.

    Seeking new franchisees throughout the U.S. , Asia, Canada, Central America, Middle East, Mexico, Philippines, South America and Western Europe

    About Subway

    In 1965, 17-year-old Fred DeLuca and family companion Peter Buck opened Pete's Super Submarines in Bridgeport, Connecticut. With a credit from Buck for just $1,000, DeLuca trusted the modest sandwich shop would procure enough to put him through school. In the wake of battling through the initial couple of years, the organizers changed the organization's name to Subway and started diversifying in 1974. Offering a new, solid contrasting option to fast-food eateries, Subway has establishments all through the United States and in a few nations, with areas in customary and nontraditional locales alike.

    In contrast with different rivals in the fast food industry, where franchisees need to pay millions, - for example, McDonald's ($1-2 million) and KFC ($1.3-2.5 million), investors in Subway need to pay just a portion of that.

    The total investment is an estimated $150,050 - $328,700 in the United States and $102,000 to $234,000 in Canada.

    Veteran Incentives  Franchise fee waived if opening on a military/government location; 50% off franchise fee if opening on non-government location but receiving government financing
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    #2 on Canada's top franchises 2020.
    #107 in Franchise 500 for 2020.