Port Of Subs vs Chicken Salad Chick Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Port Of Subs vs Chicken Salad Chick including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Port Of Subs Franchise
Chicken Salad Chick Franchise
Investment $214,500 - $397,100$562,000 - $740,000
Franchise Fee $18,500$50,000
Royalty Fee 5.5%5%
Advertising Fee 1%2%
Year Founded 19720
Year Franchised 19850
Term Of Agreement 10 years10 years
Term Of Agreement 10 years10 years
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Port Of Subs Franchise
Chicken Salad Chick Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Port Of Subs Franchise
Chicken Salad Chick Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/YesNo/No
Start-up Costs No/YesNo/No
Equipment No/YesNo/No
Inventory No/YesNo/No
Receivables No/YesNo/No
Payroll No/YesNo/No

Training & Support
 
Port Of Subs Franchise
Chicken Salad Chick Franchise
Training

Two people per restaurant are required to successfully complete the Port of Subs®’ training in a Certified Training Restaurant. One person will spend four weeks of training in the restaurant and at the Port of Subs® Corporate Office in Reno, Nevada. The second person will spend two weeks of training in the restaurant.

Ten days of training at Corporate Training Facility in Auburn, Alabama for three key franchise employees
Support -

*Opening support for ten days at your location, coordinated around the store’s grand opening. *Restaurant opening guide. *Training manuals for franchise staff. *Accounting applications training. *Comprehensive decor package for interior design of restaurant. *Marketing, public relations and promotion plans for use by each franchisee. *Access to our in-house team of trainers, public relations and marketing professionals and business experts. *Periodic visits to each of your locations to provide support and counsel. *Site selection counsel and approval, working together to identify appropriate demographics, traffic patterns, ingress and egress, and more. *Additional real estate site support includes: Architectural drawings of a typical floor plan with a finishing schedule. General data for plumbing and electrical in partnership with equipment vendor.

Marketing --
Operations -

Expansion Plans
 
Port Of Subs Franchise
Chicken Salad Chick Franchise
US Expansion YesYes
Canada Expansion NoYes
International Expansion NoYes

Company Overviews

About Port Of Subs

Eatery Ownership Never Tasted So Good

Visitors have been getting a charge out of the considerable taste of Port of Subs®' sandwiches for more than 40 years. In 1972, two siblings from New Jersey opened a humble submarine sandwich shop in Sparks, Nevada called the "Sub Shop". John Larsen, a Public Accountant who had been prompting the Sub Shop proprietors, grabbed the open door and bought the business in 1975. Subsequent to taking control, Larsen supported a group wide challenge to pick another name. In a survey of more than 10,000 challenge passages, Port of Subs® was conceived.

Not at all like a large portion of our opposition, we possess and work a significant number of Port of Subs® eateries speaking to roughly 25% of our chain. This speaks to a speculation of well over $5,500,000. Not at all like our rivals, we have put resources into our own particular eateries since we have confidence in our item and in our framework. After more than 40 years in business and more than 140 eateries open and working, we comprehend franchisees start things out. Our framework is basic; we develop the brand with trustworthiness by enlisting the most qualified franchisees conceivable and working with them to locate the most ideal areas. Since Port of Subs® possesses and works corporate eateries all through the framework, we remain educated about the day by day operations and difficulties eatery administrators confront. We help with demonstrated practices and methods.

Today, Port of Subs® has more than 140 eateries and is growing all through the West. We have remained consistent with our beginnings and still make every sandwich new to arrange as our visitors look on.

Veteran Incentives $8,500 off franchise fee
 

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#235 in Franchise 500 for 2020.
#345 in Franchise 500 for 2021.





About Chicken Salad Chick

Simply Southern Restaurant Group is proud to serve as the exclusive franchisor of the freshest, most unique lunch and dinner concept in the industry today.
Chicken Salad Chick is an exciting concept, one that allows us to offer our franchisees an opportunity to build a business in a virtually untapped market. We offer customers a "custom-fit" Chicken Salad Experience, with 15 original flavors to choose from, as well as gourmet soups, flavorful side salads and freshly-baked desserts. There's truly something for everyone! The minimum financial requirements to own a Chicken Salad Chick is $125,000 liquid capital and $500,000 net worth per location.

If you enter into an Area Development Agreement for multiple restaurants, you will be required to pay the initial franchise fee for the first location and a non-refundable development fee of $20,000 for each additional Chicken Salad Chick restaurant to be developed. The remaining $25,000 of the franchise fee for subsequent locations is paid to the franchisor and a $10,000 grand opening marketing fee is paid to our Affiliate, upon signing the franchise agreement for each additional location.



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#322 in Franchise 500 for 2021.  Not in Franchise 500 for 2020.