Denny's vs Ricky's All Day Grill Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Denny's Franchise
Ricky's All Day Grill Franchise
Investment $305,000 - $2,404,695$300,000 - And Up
Franchise Fee $10,000 - $30,000$45,000
Royalty Fee 4.5%-7%5%
Advertising Fee 3%-3.5%3%
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
Ricky's All Day Grill Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Operations experience
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    Financing Options
     
    Denny's Franchise
    Ricky's All Day Grill 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
    Ricky's All Day Grill 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
    Ricky's All Day Grill Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion NoYes
    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 Ricky's All Day Grill

    Ricky’s All Day Grill is a thriving Canadian restaurant franchise with approximately 70 locations, with more under development across Canada. With continual partner support and one of the best restaurant franchise training programs in the country, opening your own Ricky’s All Day Grill is an excellent way to capitalize on 50+ years of casual full-service restaurant success.

    Our proven systems, standards and training programs are among the best in the industry. We make restaurants work for you.

    Ricky’s All Day Grill is about great service, great people and great food. Our commitment to friendly service sets the gold standard for our industry and our innovative menu and food features are designed to bring customers in - and keep them coming back.