Wienerschnitzel vs Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers + Poutinerie Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Wienerschnitzel vs Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers + Poutinerie including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Wienerschnitzel Franchise
Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers + Poutinerie Franchise
Investment $303,600 - $1,443,000$475,000 - $650,000
Franchise Fee $10,000 - $32,000$35,000
Royalty Fee 5%5%
Advertising Fee 1%1% Nat'l + 1% local
Year Founded 19612012
Year Franchised 19652015
Term Of Agreement 20 years10 years +10
Term Of Agreement 20 years10 years +10
Renewal Fee $1.3K per year-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Wienerschnitzel Franchise
Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers + Poutinerie Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
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    Financing Options
     
    Wienerschnitzel Franchise
    Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers + Poutinerie Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/No-/-
    Start-up Costs No/No-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Wienerschnitzel Franchise
    Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers + Poutinerie Franchise
    Training On-The-Job Training: 336 hours Classroom Training: 48 hours Additional Training: At training store

    Both classroom and hands-on training in our kitchen. Last minute training and grand opening support. We will stay with you until we are both comfortable that the restaurant is running smoothly.
    Support Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform-
    Marketing Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing Loyalty program/app-
    Operations Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Wienerschnitzel Franchise
    Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers + Poutinerie Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion NoYes
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About Wienerschnitzel

    Der fun since 1961! That's when founder, John Galardi, opened the first "Der Wienerschnitzel" on Pacific Coast Highway in southern California. Always family owned and operated, the Galardi Group, Inc., prides itself in treating franchise partners as family. We always encourage new ideas and feedback in helping us grow together. You want quality food, customer value and profits too? How about a simplistic menu, lower food costs and ease of execution? Add vast open markets for real estate, world-class training and support, and unique "visionary" marketing and you have the recipe for a successful business.

    Veteran Incentives  25% off franchise fee
    "Entrepreneur
    #87 in Franchise 500 for 2020.
    #125 in Franchise 500 for 2021.


    About Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers + Poutinerie

    We opened our first Cheese Curds location in the Woodside area of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia in February 2012 and we were the Halifax Regional Municipality's very first gourmet burger restaurant. Several other gourmet burger concepts soon followed, some have even since closed their doors, but we continued to succeed despite increased competition and opened a second location in Dartmouth in May 2013. We have been asked over and over when we are going to franchise our awesome burger concept and the answer is...very soon! We have been working hard gearing up for this over the last little while and we are happy to say we will be ready to bring on franchisees for the Atlantic Canada region in 2015.Cheese Curds provides a unique franchise proposition, not only in the quality and reputation of the brand to the consumer but also in the proven operating method offered to franchisees based on the years of experience of our founder.Cheese Curds believes competition is healthy and can only be positive for the customer. We differentiate ourselves by providing chef inspired menu items using only the freshest ingredients, with an unwavering focus on flavour and we prepare everything to order in an open kitchen concept in front of the customer. Our orders take a little longer to fill as a result but we stand behind our mantra that "it is worth the wait". Our high repeat customer experience tells us we are right. Contact us if you are interested in becoming part of this great Canadian success story