Ruffin's Pet Centres vs MUTTS Canine Cantina Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Ruffin's Pet Centres vs MUTTS Canine Cantina including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
MUTTS Canine Cantina Franchise
Investment $150,000 - $200,000$1,415,354 - $1,739,275
Franchise Fee $20,000$40,000
Royalty Fee 4%7%
Advertising Fee 1%-
Year Founded 19852013
Year Franchised 19872018
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
MUTTS Canine Cantina Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
MUTTS Canine Cantina Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/No-/-
Start-up Costs No/No-/-
Equipment No/No-/-
Inventory No/No-/-
Receivables No/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support

 
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
MUTTS Canine Cantina Franchise
Training - On-The-Job Training: 102 hours Classroom Training: 24.5 hours
Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperativesGrand Opening Security/Safety Procedures Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform
Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertisingAd Templates Social media Website development Email marketing
Operations 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2

Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Number of Employees Required to Run: 12 - 15

Expansion Plans

 
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
MUTTS Canine Cantina Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion Yes-

Company Overviews

About Ruffin's Pet Centres

Ruffin's Pet Centre started in a small town in Southern Ontario. The founder of the company opened a retail outlet after observing first-hand the success of a discount pet food chain. By combining the best features of a pet store with the benefits of a pet food store - the store was an immediate success. The pet industry proved to a growing enterprise and led to franchising, with the first store sold in September 1986 in Grimsby, Ontario. Since then we have added a 10,000 sq ft warehouse, hundreds of private label products and the most comprehensive line of pet food in the industry. After decades of success Ruffin's continues to provide pet owners the best products, selection and price. Ruffin's also provides a fantastic opportunity for pet business ownership with two retail pet franchise concepts available. Overall Ruffin's is the number one choice for success with pets!

About MUTTS Canine Cantina

MUTTS Canine Cantina® is an innovative concept that is unrivaled in its space. While many restaurants allow dogs to dine on a patio while leashed, MUTTS offers a dog friendly cantina as well as off leash parks for small and large dogs, allowing dog lovers to enjoy all their favorite things, in one great place - good friends, great food and drinks and a fun outdoor environment.
MUTTS is a place where dogs can run, exercise and play in the fresh air - and dog owners can relax and socialize, while spending time with their pets and catching their favorite game or featured show on large screen televisions. Our private dog park(s) offers daily passes, monthly subscriptions or annual memberships. There is no admittance fee to eat in the Cantina.
Franchisees will have their choice of a building fully equipped with a kitchen for delivery of our MUTTS menu, or the ability to choose a building module with the equipment necessary for the bar and work with food truck vendors for food delivery.