Marvelous Market vs Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Marvelous Market vs Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Marvelous Market Franchise
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Franchise
Investment $200,000 - $399,000$1,250,000 - $2,000,000
Franchise Fee $25,000$75,000
Royalty Fee -5%
Advertising Fee -0.8%
Year Founded -1997
Year Franchised -2003
Term Of Agreement -10 years +10
Term Of Agreement -10 years +10
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Marvelous Market Franchise
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Marvelous Market Franchise
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees -/--/-
Start-up Costs -/--/-
Equipment -/--/-
Inventory -/--/-
Receivables -/--/-
Payroll -/--/-

Training & Support
 
Marvelous Market Franchise
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Franchise
Training -Austin, TX Four weeks

On-site Two weeks
Support --
Marketing -Co-Op Advertising

National Advertising

Regional Advertising

Ad Slicks, Brochures, Coupons/rebates, Direct Mailers, Emails Additional Services: Grand Opening, In-house Marketing, Marketing Research, Newsletter, Online Extranet, Press Releases Other Marketing Support: Pre-Show Media
Operations -Average Number of Employees: 7 Full-time, 60 Part-time

Expansion Plans
 
Marvelous Market Franchise
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion No-

Company Overviews

About Marvelous Market

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Established in 1990, Marvelous Market is the defining standard in gourmet grab-and-go convenience food retailing. Today, Marvelous Market has embarked on an aggressive expansion strategy to secure our position throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan market. By offering better, healthier, faster food, the Marvelous Market franchise system capitalizes on the growing trends of rising household income and tastes, and declining leisure time

About Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas

We want to share the quality experience of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema with people nationwide. 
We have world-wide recognition as a leader in the cinema/dining concept.
We strive for excellence in quality, service, sound quality and film presentation.
We have received excellent reviews in national and international publications because
of the experience we create with our no-talking policy and our pre-show philosophy.
We have become a household name with hard-core movie fans for our unique events.
We are looking for partners experienced in the hospitality business.