Denny's vs Manhattan Bagel Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Denny's Franchise
Manhattan Bagel Franchise
Investment $305,000 - $2,404,695$481,000 - $705,000
Franchise Fee $10,000 - $30,000$25,000
Royalty Fee 4.5%-7%5%
Advertising Fee 3%-3.5%5%
Year Founded 1953-
Year Franchised 1984-
Term Of Agreement 20 years-
Term Of Agreement 20 years-
Renewal Fee $10K for 10 years-


Business Experience Requirements

 
Denny's Franchise
Manhattan Bagel Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Operations experience
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    Financing Options

     
    Denny's Franchise
    Manhattan Bagel Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/Yes-/-
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/Yes-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support

     
    Denny's Franchise
    Manhattan Bagel Franchise
    Training On-The-Job Training: 91 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours Additional Training: At existing Denny's restaurants-
    Support Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform-
    Marketing Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app-
    Operations 44% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 80

    Absentee Ownership Allowed

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    Expansion Plans

     
    Denny's Franchise
    Manhattan Bagel Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About Denny's

    In 1953, Harold Butler opened Danny's Donuts, a Lakewood, California, stand that served coffee and doughnuts 24 hours a day. The following year, the stand grew and its name was changed to Danny's Coffee Shops. Five years later, there were 20 shops in the chain, and the company changed its name to Denny's. Denny's locations serve breakfast, lunch and dinner choices 24 hours a day. Denny's New & Emerging Markets incentive program is designed to help us recruit exceptional new franchisees to seize valuable market share in new & emerging markets. Under the program, new franchisees can save up to $1 million by developing 4 new restaurants in new & emerging markets. The estimated savings include reduced: initial fees, royalty rate, marketing fees, market planning fee, store design fees, NRO training, and MGIP (development fees). With a flexible, cost-effective prototype & best-in-class systems, Denny's is positioned for sustained franchise growth.

    The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Denny’s franchise is from $1,330,525.50 to $2,404,695.50 for a Denny’s Heritage facility; from $305,000 to $826,000 for a nontraditional Denny’s, including The Den; and from $1,025,528.50 to $1,659,695.50 for Denny’s within a Travel Center (these numbers exclude real estate). This includes the initial franchise fee of $10,000 to $30,000 and the New Restaurant Opening fee of $0 to $36,000, for a total of $10,000 to $66,000, which must be paid to the franchisor or affiliate.

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    About Manhattan Bagel

    Manhattan Bagel brings a famous baking heritage to our customers' desire for varied flavor sensations creating a uniquely appealing place. Manhattan Bagel features traditional, as well, as contemporary selections for breakfast, lunch and all day dining.Manhattan Bagel is about authentic food for real people, served in a way that suggests each customer is a treasured neighbor. Our authentic food includes our award winning boil and bake bagels, and goes right on to our mouth watering, freshly baked pesto focaccia bread sandwiches served as breakfast or lunch Tostinis. Oh, and don't forget the taste sensation that only an authentic grill can bring to real eggs and bacon. Our incredibly tasty sandwiches are made to order and are offered on a huge variety of freshly baked choices - over twenty varieties of bagels, pesto focaccia bread, asiago, sesame or plain rolls, and honey tortilla wraps.Manhattan Bagel, a vibrant quick casual bagel concept with over 90 restaurants located primarily along the East Coast, is currently seeking the kind of focused, success driven and innovative franchisees whose individual success will help take our nationally recognized brand to the next level.
     
    Manhattan Bagels® is part of Panera Brands, one of the world’s largest fast casual restaurant companies, comprised of Panera Bread®, Caribou Coffee® and Einstein Bros.® Bagels.