Cheeburger Cheeburger vs Checkers Drive-In Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Cheeburger Cheeburger vs Checkers Drive-In including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Cheeburger Cheeburger Franchise	Checkers Drive-In Franchise
Investment	$322,500 - $603,000	$259,000 - $1,431,000
Franchise Fee	$24,500 - $35,000	$30,000
Royalty Fee	4.5%	4%
Advertising Fee	-	4.5%
Year Founded	1986	1986
Year Franchised	1989	1989
Term Of Agreement	-	20 years
Term Of Agreement	-	20 years
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Cheeburger Cheeburger Franchise	Checkers Drive-In Franchise
Experience	-	Industry experience General business experience
Financing Options
	Cheeburger Cheeburger Franchise	Checkers Drive-In Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/No	No/Yes
Start-up Costs	No/No	No/Yes
Equipment	No/No	No/Yes
Inventory	No/No	No/Yes
Receivables	No/No	No/Yes
Payroll	No/No	No/Yes
Training & Support
	Cheeburger Cheeburger Franchise	Checkers Drive-In Franchise
Training	-	On-The-Job Training: 160-220 hours Classroom Training: 32-40 hours Additional Training: In training restaurant
Support	-	Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection
Marketing	-	Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising
Operations	-	-
Expansion Plans
	Cheeburger Cheeburger Franchise	Checkers Drive-In Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	Yes
Canada Expansion	No	No
International Expansion	Yes	Yes

Company Overviews

About Cheeburger Cheeburger

Cheeburger Cheeburger is a diner-style burger restaurant chain that started on Sanibel Island, FL in 1986. The restaurant chain specializes in big, juicy cheeseburgers, french fries, onion rings, and handmade milkshakes. From the very first day, the concept of a family fun theme, serving the world's best and biggest burgers, fries, rings and shakes, was an instant hit. Today, there is simply no doubt about it. The right combination, so elusive in the restaurant business, has led to a real success story.Cheeburger Cheeburger is on the verge of an aggressive national expansion, because our customers are demanding it. Vacationers and travelers who experience our restaurants on Sanibel Island, in Huntsville, Alabama, Chattanooga, Tennessee and other cities, are asking us to open in towns across America. The number of our restaurants has grown substantially.

About Checkers Drive-In

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. is the largest double drive-thru restaurant chain in the United States. Checkers develops, produces, owns, operates, and franchises quick service “double drive-thru” restaurants under the two brand names “Checkers" and “Rally’s Hamburgers". The restaurants are designed to provide fast and efficient automobile-oriented service and appeal to guests of all ages. The double drive-thru concept allows Checkers' and Rally’s Hamburgers to capitalize on the fact that approximately fifty percent of all quick-service food business is drive-thru. Guests can also enjoy a 1950’s flashback with walk-up ordering and outdoor dining in the outside picnic area at most locations.

The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Checkers Restaurant (excluding real estate and related costs) is: $780,000 to $1,431,000 for a new modular design single drive-thru restaurant; $320,500 to $787,000 for a site built, conversion or used modular drive-thru restaurant; $259,700 to $648,000 for an endcap strip-center and gas/convenience restaurant; and $254,000 to $514,000 for a Non-Traditional, Walmart or in-line restaurant in a high-density market. This includes $10,000 to $50,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or an affiliate, plus $10,000 for each additional restaurant that you agree to develop under a development agreement.