Philly Connection vs Mr. Empanada Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Philly Connection vs Mr. Empanada including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Philly Connection Franchise
Mr. Empanada Franchise
Investment $154,000 - $261,500$190,500 - $293,500
Franchise Fee $20,000$35,000
Royalty Fee 6%3% or $500
Advertising Fee -2%
Year Founded 19802003
Year Franchised 19872003
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee $5000-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Philly Connection Franchise
Mr. Empanada Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Philly Connection Franchise
Mr. Empanada 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/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support
 
Philly Connection Franchise
Mr. Empanada Franchise
Training --
Support --
Marketing --
Operations --

Expansion Plans
 
Philly Connection Franchise
Mr. Empanada Franchise
US Expansion --
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion No-

Company Overviews

About Philly Connection

Advantages of Philly Connection:
1. Quality ingredients.
2. Focus on hot food, but we also offer cold hoagies. Hot food sells in the evening/dinner time. The cold sandwich sells more at lunch.
3. Unique steak product.
4. Philly Connection offers french fries, onion rings, and chicken tenders.
5. Philly Connection grills orders in front of the customer.
6. Franchisee receives cooking equipment with its investment. When product offerings change, the franchisee already has this equipment.


About Mr. Empanada

Mr. Empanada Inc. is a family owned, rapidly growing, small business.
Their company owned manufacturing facility produces all the empanadas and other pre-prepared food items to be sold to the franchisees, thus assuring quality and consistency throughout the system. Additionally, they own Mr. Empanada Franchise Corp., which is responsible for selling, training and coordinating new and potential franchise locations.
Mr. Empanada Inc. takes pride in their restaurants and extreme care in the manufacture and preparation of their food items, demonstrating their total commitment to the brand and reputation. As a result Mr. Empanada has enjoyed excellent reviews in Tampa’s premier publications such as The Tampa Tribune and Weekly Planet.
From a historical perspective of Mr. Empanada Fast food with a Latin flair, our convenient-to-eat, high quality empanadas, cuban sandwiches and salads, make for a simple operation which food customers love...especially children.