Back Yard Burgers vs All American Hot Dog Carts Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Back Yard Burgers vs All American Hot Dog Carts including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Back Yard Burgers Franchise	All American Hot Dog Carts Franchise
Investment	$465,000 - $1,680,000	$1,700 - $5,999
Franchise Fee	$35,000	N/A
Royalty Fee	5%	-
Advertising Fee	3%	-
Year Founded	1986	-
Year Franchised	1988	-
Term Of Agreement	10 years	-
Term Of Agreement	10 years	-
Renewal Fee	$1K	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Back Yard Burgers Franchise	All American Hot Dog Carts Franchise
Experience	Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills	-
Financing Options
	Back Yard Burgers Franchise	All American Hot Dog Carts Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-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
	Back Yard Burgers Franchise	All American Hot Dog Carts Franchise
Training	-	-
Support	Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives	-
Marketing	Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising	-
Operations	60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 35 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	-
Expansion Plans
	Back Yard Burgers Franchise	All American Hot Dog Carts Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	-
Canada Expansion	No	-
International Expansion	No	-

Company Overviews

About Back Yard Burgers

What started as a premium quality burger sold in a grocery store in Cleveland, Mississippi in 1987 quickly caught fire. Lattimore "Lattie” Michael realized he had a recipe for success and thus opened the first Back Yard Burgers drive-thru restaurant. Customers flocked to it, eating up the fresh-grilled burgers, great conversation and the neighborly feel that reminded them of their backyard cookouts. A year later, Back Yard Burgers opened up in Tennessee and Florida. And the rest is delicious history.

WHY BE A BACK YARD BURGERS FRANCHISEE?

*Uniqueness - back yard flavor
*A proven brand with a solid operating system
*Growth free standing building
*Unique development opportunities
*Non universities, c-stores and professional sports
*Strong positioning
*Signature products
*Persuasive, professional marketing
*Operations support
*Exclusive Territories

About All American Hot Dog Carts

We can make you feel like a king.

Louis DiRaimondo started All American Hot Dog in 1972 after working for several years as a Hot Dog Vendor in South Florida. Mr. DiRaimondo began to realize that increasing equipment costs were beginning to make it impossible for newcomers to break into the vending business. He was determined that you could sell a quality cart at an affordable price that would allow his customers to realize their earning potential in the vending cart business. To this day, Mr. DiRaimondo still believes in the dream most of us have of owning our own business and making a good living. He wants to make it possible for anyone to be able to afford that dream and become their own boss today!

ALL AMERICAN was founded on the premise that the customer is always king. We recognized that the need to supply people with their own low-cost, fairly easy to run profitable business was real. With this in mind we created a very durable hot dog cart, the ORIGINAL ALL AMERICAN. It was meant to be a virtually indestructible workhorse. It is, 42 years later. It is virtually unchanged. It is the most copied hot dog cart ever built. We started it.
Since 1972 we have added 5 more equally durable carts to our lineup and we continue to provide great customer service & follow-through. We even do your licensing paperwork for you and we provide a free detailed business plan. We are the oldest cart-manufacturing specialists in North America. We are as happy to serve you now as we were in 1972.