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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Houlihan's vs Soul Fixins' Restaurant including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $1,600,000 - $4,300,000 | $274,000 - $524,000 |
Franchise Fee | $40,000 | $30,000 |
Royalty Fee | 4% | 5% |
Advertising Fee | - | - |
Year Founded | 1972 | 1993 |
Year Franchised | 1994 | 2004 |
Term Of Agreement | 20 years | 20 years |
Term Of Agreement | 20 years | 20 years |
Renewal Fee | $5K | 50% of then franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Experience | - | |
Financing Options |
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In-House/3rd Party | In-House/3rd Party | |
Franchise Fees | No/Yes | No/Yes |
Start-up Costs | No/Yes | No/Yes |
Equipment | No/Yes | No/Yes |
Inventory | No/Yes | No/Yes |
Receivables | No/Yes | No/No |
Payroll | No/Yes | No/No |
Training & Support |
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Training | - | - |
Support | Meetings, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | - |
Operations |
Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 78 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | Yes | - |
Canada Expansion | No | No |
International Expansion | No | No |
To help us more quickly expand to new markets and trade areas, Houlihan's is seeking sophisticated restaurant operators with experience building out entire markets. At this time, we are not pursuing single-site franchise agreements.
Our ideal candidate to become a franchise market developer is a successful full-service, multi-unit operator with expertise in one or more large markets (e.g. the top 75 MSAs in the United States). We are seeking entrepreneurial organizations that can thrive in our flexible franchise environment, while having access to growth capital and capital reserves, but experiencing growth constraints with their current restaurant concept(s).
NO LONGER FRANCHISING
Soul Fixins' Restaurant has been working since 1992; New York's multi-grant winning Berry Brothers have been idealizing and making energizing soul sustenance food. Their eatery can brag of rehashed "Elite" Awards, a dedicated and developing after and extravagant acclaim from nearby, provincial and national nourishment authors. The purposes behind this are the freshness of both the fixings and their reasoning. The nourishment is basic yet scrumptious. As clients enter the eatery, drifts of home cooking fill the air; the scents of fricasseed chicken, BBQ save ribs, shrimp scampi and meatloaf buoy to their nose. In any case, the great odors don't measure up to the incredible kinds of this Southern food once they take a seat to take a nibble. Maybe the most shocking enjoyments are the side dishes and vegetables. The plantains, the macintosh and cheddar and the collard greens are shockingly better than they would envision.