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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits vs Dixie Lee including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $1,519,600 - $2,512,500 | $160,000 - $369,000 |
Franchise Fee | $25,000 | $30,000 |
Royalty Fee | 4% | 6% |
Advertising Fee | 1% | - |
Year Founded | 1977 | - |
Year Franchised | 1978 | - |
Term Of Agreement | 20 years | - |
Term Of Agreement | 20 years | - |
Renewal Fee | 50% of original 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 | -/- |
Start-up Costs | No/Yes | -/- |
Equipment | No/No | -/- |
Inventory | No/Yes | -/- |
Receivables | No/Yes | -/- |
Payroll | No/Yes | -/- |
Training & Support |
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Training | On-The-Job Training: 200-300 hours Classroom Training: 30 hours | - |
Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform | - |
Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media Loyalty program/app | - |
Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 35 - 50 | - |
Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | Yes | - |
Canada Expansion | No | - |
International Expansion | Yes | - |
Founded by Jack Faulk and Richard Thomas in 1977, Bojangle's serves Cajun-style chicken, buttermilk biscuits and other favorites to customers throughout the southeastern United States.
"If you plant the seed it will grow"
Since 1964 in Belleville, Ont.and now based in Kingston, Ontario, Dixie Lee is gaining significant growth and opportunity Internationally. Dixie Lee has a strong commitment to working closely with its franchisees and its area developers. Dixie acknowledges the importance of developing its concept to fit the immense range of ethnic challenges worldwide. We take great care in making our food line up and concept tailored to each area being developed. This may include changing our spice taste profile or our concept design. Whatever works in that region.
We seek franchise candidates to develop multiple unit restaurants. Advantages with this method allows you to maintain scale and leverage within your operation. Any new franchisee will need to develop:
a) a learning curve to develop food preparation and efficiencies in production.
b) developing processes and system communication procedures.