Flamer's Grill vs Hot Dog On A Stick Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Flamer's Grill vs Hot Dog On A Stick including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Flamer's Grill Franchise
Hot Dog On A Stick Franchise
Investment $171,500 - $345,500$338,200 - $556,000
Franchise Fee $30,000$15,000 - $25,000
Royalty Fee 5%6%
Advertising Fee 2%2%
Year Founded 19861946
Year Franchised 19861995
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Flamer's Grill Franchise
Hot Dog On A Stick Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Flamer's Grill Franchise
Hot Dog On A Stick Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/No-/-
Start-up Costs No/No-/-
Equipment No/No-/-
Inventory No/No-/-
Receivables No/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support

 
Flamer's Grill Franchise
Hot Dog On A Stick Franchise
Training - On-The-Job Training: 32.5 hours Classroom Training: 35.5 hours Additional Training: At training store
Support -Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection
Marketing -Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app
Operations --

Expansion Plans

 
Flamer's Grill Franchise
Hot Dog On A Stick Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion -Yes

Company Overviews

About Flamer's Grill

Flamers story begins in 1987 with a single outlet in Jacksonville, Florida. Like most great success stories, we saw a consumer need and capitalized on it. That need was for high-quality, popular foods prepared fresh and fast in areas of high consumer traffic.

Research and a trip out to eat proves that the hamburger is one of the most popular food items in the entire world and has been for the last 75 years. However, most burgers offered in fast-food environments lack that signature charbroiled taste you can only get from an open flame. That taste, that quality, is the cornerstone of the Flamers offering and what sets us apart.

The next step was simple. We knew that there was a well-established marketing niche in which nothing of this kind was offered - the high-traffic shopping malls, airports, train stations, hospitals and downtown office complexes. So we combined a quality product with this ready-and-waiting market. The result is Flamers Charbroiled Hamburgers and Chicken.

Flamers' recipe for its tremendous success has been combining great food with an easy to use system and high-traffic customer locations. The final ingredient for continued success is YOU!

About Hot Dog On A Stick

Our first store opened at Muscle Beach, Santa Monica, California in 1946. Our founder, Dave Barham, was a charismatic and enlightened personality who understood the value of treating people to an experience as opposed to a service. In short, he built his business around the concepts of putting people first, and giving them a show. His approach was extremely successful. By 1990 Hot Dog on a Stick had become an icon in our primary venue, shopping malls, with 60 stores operating in 12 states.
After Dave passed away in 1991, we became an employee owned corporation (ESOP) led by a management team he had mentored over the years. This team has successfully overseen Hot Dog on a Stick's expansion to over 103 stores in 17 states.
Veteran Incentives  25% off franchise fee