City Kitchen vs Steak & Stuff Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of City Kitchen vs Steak & Stuff including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
City Kitchen Franchise
Steak & Stuff Franchise
Investment $150,000 - $500,000$95,000 - $115,000
Franchise Fee $30,000$15,000
Royalty Fee 6%3%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 20012006
Year Franchised 20042013
Term Of Agreement -5 years
Term Of Agreement -5 years
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
City Kitchen Franchise
Steak & Stuff Franchise
Experience -

No business experience required.

General restaurant experience required.

Financing Options
 
City Kitchen Franchise
Steak & Stuff Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/Yes-/Yes
Start-up Costs No/Yes-/Yes
Equipment No/Yes-/Yes
Inventory No/Yes-/Yes
Receivables No/Yes-/-
Payroll No/Yes-/-

Training & Support
 
City Kitchen Franchise
Steak & Stuff Franchise
Training --
Support -*Email Newsletter *Advisory Meetings *Grand opening *Internet *Security/safety procedures *Field operations/evaluations *Purchasing cooperatives *Management Support *Training
Marketing -*Local Media *Ad Slicks *Internet Ad campaign-- Google - Yahoo Etc *Gorilla Marketing Campaign *Facebook *Dedicated Store Web-site *Local Networking *Marketing Training for Franchisee.
Operations -*Number of employees- 20 - 25. *Owner/Operators Preferred .

Expansion Plans
 
City Kitchen Franchise
Steak & Stuff Franchise
US Expansion YesYes
Canada Expansion NoYes
International Expansion YesYes

Company Overviews

About City Kitchen

There is no greater pleasure to humanity than the discovery of a new and delicious food, which heightens the joys of the table, sweetens the company of friends, expresses beauty to your guests. That is the concept of City Kitchen. Our business is to transport you far beyond the everyday, into the realm of the exceptional, through the most fundamental of experience: fine food. City Kitchen has served a million meals to throngs of delighted people, the ultimate gustatory adventure. Look no further. Your dream cuisine has arrived. A simple, quality of life business, easy to run and to operate. One of the few franchises that can develop into semi-absentee ownership, with the potential for a franchise holder to commit as little as 8-20 hours per week per store. Easily expandable to multiple locations � quickly build your own mini-empire or small chain of stores and create an additional revenue stream by supplying them with branded food products when you purchase the territory as a Regional Director. Prototyped by us for 3+ years into a proven, successful business model currently operating in Los Angeles, with new operations in development in Pheonix and Dallas.

About Steak & Stuff

We opened Steak & Stuff in July 2006. Looking at all the large corporations overcharging potential franchise customers , we decided first of all to start our own and that we could provide better food than the competition. Second , after establishing ourselves we could offer other aspiring restaurant owners security within our company. Strength in numbers so to speak. Franchising is about minimizing risks and maximizing your returns. As a Steak & Stuff franchisor we provide operating systems, solid research and development, established marketing methods and instant credibility. You will also receive extensive training and ongoing support which can reduce the risk and build success more rapidly than trying to do it on your own. So if you are interested in becoming your own boss give us a call.
For as little as $95,000.00 you can franchise a Steak&Stuff. We offer what the others do with training, support, marketing etc. but its what we do that they don't that sets us apart.