The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar vs WingHouse Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar vs WingHouse including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar Franchise
WingHouse Franchise
Investment $359,800 - $1,600,000$928,000 - $1,926,000
Franchise Fee $22,000 - $35,000$50,000 - $135,000
Royalty Fee 4%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 1971-
Year Franchised 1975-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar Franchise
WingHouse Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • To be successful as an owner of a WingHouse Restaurant, you need to be passionate about the WingHouse concept; you must embrace the WingHouse Culture & Mission Statement; yourself or your operating partner must have previous full service restaurant operations and ownership experience. At least one of the owners of the WingHouse restaurant must have prior experience operating full service restaurants. The minimum ownership of the operating partner must be at least 10% of the business.

    Financing Options

     
    The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar Franchise
    WingHouse Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/No-/-
    Start-up Costs No/No-/-
    Equipment No/No-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support

     
    The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar Franchise
    WingHouse Franchise
    Training --
    Support Meetings, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluationsRestaurant Operations - Benchmarking and Key Operating Metrics; Cost Controls and Operating Manuals Restaurant Technology & Information Systems - Point-of-Sale; Back-of-House Reporting; Remote Access & Monitoring Training - Opening; Staffing; Food Preparation; Policy & Procedures Restaurant Development - Market Planning; Site Selection and Negotiation; Concept Plans; Project Scheduling
    Marketing Co-op advertisingExtensive media library using multiple formats to drive guest traffic, average check and repeat guests
    Operations Franchise can be run from home.

    20% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 80 - 160

    Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans

     
    The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar Franchise
    WingHouse Franchise
    US Expansion -Yes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About The Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar

    NOT A FRANCHISE

    About WingHouse

    WingHouse is a full-service, casual dining restaurant. Founded in 1994, the keys to our success have been a focus on excellence in restaurant operations and customer service. Each successful WingHouse location will have the following attributes: Brilliant on the Basics - Highly-Satisfied Repeat Guests The WingHouse Girl - Attractive, Polite and a Big Smile "The Girl Next Door" The Food - High-Quality, Oversized Portions at a Great Value The Atmosphere - Fun, casual, friendly environment The Management - Hands-on Managers that interact with guests and staff. The "mayor" of their market. Our company’s mission statement is to be brilliant on the basics. In our business that means highly satisfied guests. We believe in repeat customers that frequent our establishment often. We emphasize over-sized entrees and a great value. We provide a very casual and relaxed atmosphere, with continuous music throughout our establishment. We operate in a clean and safe environment with strict adherence to our policies and procedures. A main attraction to our store is the "World Famous WingHouse Girl." "The Girl Next Door" that is always polite and always smiling with a great positive outlook on life. If we execute all these ingredients and are "Brilliant on the Basics," we feel that the WingHouse will be a success in any neighborhood.