Doc Green's Gourmet Salads vs The Submarine Station Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Doc Green's Gourmet Salads vs The Submarine Station including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Doc Green's Gourmet Salads Franchise
The Submarine Station Franchise
Investment $367,000 - $655,000N/A
Franchise Fee $25,000$8,000
Royalty Fee 5%$500/mo
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 2003-
Year Franchised 2004-
Term Of Agreement 10 years5 years
Term Of Agreement 10 years5 years
Renewal Fee $25000-


Business Experience Requirements

 
Doc Green's Gourmet Salads Franchise
The Submarine Station Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Doc Green's Gourmet Salads Franchise
The Submarine Station Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-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

 
Doc Green's Gourmet Salads Franchise
The Submarine Station Franchise
Training --
Support --
Marketing --
Operations --

Expansion Plans

 
Doc Green's Gourmet Salads Franchise
The Submarine Station Franchise
US Expansion --
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion No-

Company Overviews

About Doc Green's Gourmet Salads

Healthy as you wanna be, Doc Greens is perfect for on-the-go lifestyles and casual dining. From the build-to-order and signature salads to the delicious flatbread salads and signature sides, Doc Greens offers healthy and hearty options – diet food and comfort food - served fast for every appetite.

Doc Green's Signature Features

 Signature fresh salads: Prepared to order, in any size, for any appetite with an array of delicious, choice toppings. Carving stations: The highest quality chicken, steak, and turkey, prepared daily and served piping hot. Flatbread sandwiches: Delicious, hearty, pressed and served piping hot. Daily soups: As a side or as a meal, no one can say no to a bowl of Doc's special brew.

About The Submarine Station

As a company grows there are three main methods of growth to choose from: sole proprietorship, joint venture, or franchising. The franchise system is an exciting model because of the common shared interest in the founding company (the Franchisor) and the small business owner (the Franchisee) that both want the system to work. The problem with most franchising models is that a Franchisee is under such stringent restrictions from the Franchisor. Understandably, the Franchisor has a huge interest in protecting the brand. This interest in protecting the brand has inherent drawbacks that now become the Franchisee's issues. A few of these drawbacks are: real estate long-term leasing or purchasing, expensive proprietary equipment, forced product price points, etc. Who pays for this in the end? Well, the Franchisee does. Who looks out for the Franchisee? The Submarine Station will!