Duke Sandwich Company vs Chicken Salad Chick Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Duke Sandwich Company vs Chicken Salad Chick including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Duke Sandwich Company Franchise
Chicken Salad Chick Franchise
Investment $150,000 - $1,100,000$562,000 - $740,000
Franchise Fee $25,000$50,000
Royalty Fee 6%5%
Advertising Fee -2%
Year Founded 19170
Year Franchised 20040
Term Of Agreement 5 years10 years
Term Of Agreement 5 years10 years
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Duke Sandwich Company Franchise
Chicken Salad Chick Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
    		• -

    Financing Options
     
    Duke Sandwich Company Franchise
    Chicken Salad Chick Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/NoNo/No
    Start-up Costs No/YesNo/No
    Equipment No/YesNo/No
    Inventory No/YesNo/No
    Receivables No/YesNo/No
    Payroll No/YesNo/No

    Training & Support
     
    Duke Sandwich Company Franchise
    Chicken Salad Chick Franchise
    Training -

    Ten days of training at Corporate Training Facility in Auburn, Alabama for three key franchise employees
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives

    *Opening support for ten days at your location, coordinated around the store’s grand opening. *Restaurant opening guide. *Training manuals for franchise staff. *Accounting applications training. *Comprehensive decor package for interior design of restaurant. *Marketing, public relations and promotion plans for use by each franchisee. *Access to our in-house team of trainers, public relations and marketing professionals and business experts. *Periodic visits to each of your locations to provide support and counsel. *Site selection counsel and approval, working together to identify appropriate demographics, traffic patterns, ingress and egress, and more. *Additional real estate site support includes: Architectural drawings of a typical floor plan with a finishing schedule. General data for plumbing and electrical in partnership with equipment vendor.

    Marketing Regional advertising-
    Operations Franchise can be run from home.

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 8

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.

    Expansion Plans
     
    Duke Sandwich Company Franchise
    Chicken Salad Chick Franchise
    US Expansion YesYes
    Canada Expansion NoYes
    International Expansion NoYes

    Company Overviews

    About Duke Sandwich Company

    The goodness and tradition of Duke Sandwich Co. can be traced back to Eugenia Duke preparing sandwiches for World War I soldiers - delectably simple spreads that reminded the doughboys of a taste of home. New flavors and new traditions are being born every day at Duke Sandwich Co., yet they’re driven by the same integrity and passion that propelled the company forward a century ago. Now to celebrate our 100 year anniversary we introduce a new brand and soon new menu items to follow. Don't worry your favorites are not going anywhere! Now this family-owned and operated company is sharing its original recipes and time-tested business system-offering franchise opportunities exclusively in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee.

    About Chicken Salad Chick

    Simply Southern Restaurant Group is proud to serve as the exclusive franchisor of the freshest, most unique lunch and dinner concept in the industry today.
    Chicken Salad Chick is an exciting concept, one that allows us to offer our franchisees an opportunity to build a business in a virtually untapped market. We offer customers a "custom-fit" Chicken Salad Experience, with 15 original flavors to choose from, as well as gourmet soups, flavorful side salads and freshly-baked desserts. There's truly something for everyone! The minimum financial requirements to own a Chicken Salad Chick is $125,000 liquid capital and $500,000 net worth per location.

    If you enter into an Area Development Agreement for multiple restaurants, you will be required to pay the initial franchise fee for the first location and a non-refundable development fee of $20,000 for each additional Chicken Salad Chick restaurant to be developed. The remaining $25,000 of the franchise fee for subsequent locations is paid to the franchisor and a $10,000 grand opening marketing fee is paid to our Affiliate, upon signing the franchise agreement for each additional location.



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    #18 in Gator's Top franchises.
    #322 in Franchise 500 for 2021.  Not in Franchise 500 for 2020.