Hard Rock Cafe vs uWink Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Hard Rock Cafe Franchise
uWink Franchise
Investment $2,995,000 - $4,910,000$1,645,000 - $3,472,000
Franchise Fee $350,000 - $750,000$50,000
Royalty Fee -4% + 2% Technology Fee
Advertising Fee -1%
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Business Experience Requirements

 
Hard Rock Cafe Franchise
uWink Franchise
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Financing Options

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

 
Hard Rock Cafe Franchise
uWink Franchise
Training --
Support --
Marketing --
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Expansion Plans

 
Hard Rock Cafe Franchise
uWink Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion No-

Company Overviews

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.

About uWink

uWink, Inc. has created a new entertainment dining experience that you can't get anywhere else. Their fun, casual environment makes it easy for people to interact, have fun, play games, and enjoy delicious, reasonably priced meals. It's not a game arcade or pool hall. uWink is an interactive, social restaurant, where you are in control of your meal and your fun. uWink provides delicious modern comfort food made with fresh ingredients ordered via touch screen terminals at the table and served by runners, quickly and accurately. uWink's at-the-table-entertainment includes a large variety of games, table-to-table interaction, "edutainment", videos and more. The dynamic projected interior provides diners with scrumptious i-candy and a hip, ever-changing environment.