Schlotzsky's vs Chicken Salad Chick Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Schlotzsky's Franchise
Chicken Salad Chick Franchise
Investment $719,400 - $959,400$562,000 - $740,000
Franchise Fee $35,000$50,000
Royalty Fee 6%5%
Advertising Fee 4%2%
Year Founded 19710
Year Franchised 19770
Term Of Agreement -10 years
Term Of Agreement -10 years
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Schlotzsky's Franchise
Chicken Salad Chick Franchise
Experience --

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

Training & Support
 
Schlotzsky's Franchise
Chicken Salad Chick Franchise
Training On-The-Job Training: 240 hours Classroom Training: 50 hours

Ten days of training at Corporate Training Facility in Auburn, Alabama for three key franchise employees
Support Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform

*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 Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app -
Operations -

Expansion Plans
 
Schlotzsky's Franchise
Chicken Salad Chick Franchise
US Expansion YesYes
Canada Expansion -Yes
International Expansion YesYes

Company Overviews

About Schlotzsky's

Founded in 1971, Schlotzsky's is a pioneer in the fast casual restaurant category, offering customers an inviting restaurant feel, affordable meals throughout the day, and great food that has created a passionate following among customers throughout the country and the world. Our delicious and unique products, exciting, modern restaurant design, superior franchise support and committed ownership make a Schlotzsky's franchise a great business opportunity.  Joining the Schlotzsky's franchise family will open the door to an exciting future.

Veteran Incentives  $10,000 off franchise fee           

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#349 in Franchise 500 for 2020.
#374 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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#18 in Gator's Top franchises.
#322 in Franchise 500 for 2021.  Not in Franchise 500 for 2020.