Melting Pot Restaurants vs New York Fries Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Melting Pot Restaurants vs New York Fries including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Melting Pot Restaurants Franchise	New York Fries Franchise
Investment	$1,404,320 - $1,824,210	$125,000 - $175,000
Franchise Fee	$20,000 - $45,000	$30,000
Royalty Fee	5%	-
Advertising Fee	1.19-3%	-
Year Founded	1975	-
Year Franchised	1984	-
Term Of Agreement	10 years	-
Term Of Agreement	10 years	-
Renewal Fee	50% of current franchise fee	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Melting Pot Restaurants Franchise	New York Fries Franchise
Experience	General business experience	-
Financing Options
	Melting Pot Restaurants Franchise	New York Fries 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/Yes	-/-
Payroll	No/Yes	-/-
Training & Support
	Melting Pot Restaurants Franchise	New York Fries Franchise
Training	On-The-Job Training: 288 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours	-
Support	Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform	-
Marketing	Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing	-
Operations	45% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	-
Expansion Plans
	Melting Pot Restaurants Franchise	New York Fries Franchise
US Expansion	No	-
Canada Expansion	No	-
International Expansion	No	-

Company Overviews

About Melting Pot Restaurants

Since 1984, The Melting Pot franchises have opened nationwide, serving a variety of cheese and dessert fondues, salads and entrees including filet mignon, lobster tail, sirloin and breast of chicken, all prepared in different fondue cooking styles. No restaurant experience is required to become a franchisee.

Seeking new franchise units throughout the U.S., Africa, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Central America, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Mexico,

South America and Western Europe