The Pantry vs Hard Rock Cafe Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of The Pantry vs Hard Rock Cafe including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
The Pantry Franchise
Hard Rock Cafe Franchise
Investment $450,000 - $600,000$2,995,000 - $4,910,000
Franchise Fee $40,000$350,000 - $750,000
Royalty Fee --
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 1975-
Year Franchised 1977-
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
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Business Experience Requirements

 
The Pantry Franchise
Hard Rock Cafe Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
The Pantry Franchise
Hard Rock Cafe Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
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Training & Support

 
The Pantry Franchise
Hard Rock Cafe Franchise
Training --
Support --
Marketing --
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Expansion Plans

 
The Pantry Franchise
Hard Rock Cafe Franchise
US Expansion --
Canada Expansion NoNo
International Expansion NoNo

Company Overviews

About The Pantry

For over 30 years the Pantry Restaurants have been a leader in the family casual restaurant segment. We expanded into the Alberta market, and are actively pursuing Area Developments. Our success has come from specializing in quality foods in 3 successful day-part programs. Our dynamic team provides Franchisees with site selection, construction, pre & post opening training, marketing expertiese, including ongoing support.

About Hard Rock Cafe

You can buy an international Hard Rock Cafe franchise in Canada, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean, South America or South Africa. However, the chain is not expanding in the United States at the time of publication. The company franchises to other companies with substantial assets, as it estimates a new Hard Rock Cafe has initial costs of about $3 million to $5 million depending on size and location. Merchandise sales account for more than 40 percent of franchise income.