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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Village Inn Restaurants vs Another Broken Egg Cafe including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $963,000 - $2,570,000 | $505,500 - $1,175,500 |
Franchise Fee | $40,000 | $50,000 |
Royalty Fee | 4% | 5% |
Advertising Fee | 1%local +0.5%Nat'l | 1% |
Year Founded | 1958 | 1996 |
Year Franchised | 1961 | 2005 |
Term Of Agreement | - | - |
Term Of Agreement | - | - |
Renewal Fee | - | - |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Experience | - | - |
Financing Options |
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In-House/3rd Party | In-House/3rd Party | |
Franchise Fees | -/- | -/- |
Start-up Costs | -/- | -/Yes |
Equipment | -/- | -/Yes |
Inventory | -/- | -/Yes |
Receivables | -/- | -/- |
Payroll | -/- | -/- |
Training & Support |
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Training | - | On-The-Job Training: 15 days Classroom Training: 6 weeks Additional Training: As needed |
Support | - | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations |
Marketing | - | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising |
Operations | - | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 25 - 35 |
Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | - | - |
Canada Expansion | - | - |
International Expansion | - | - |
Village Inn is a proven family-restaurant brand that follows a simple
recipe for success: Provide good food and good feelings at a reasonable
price in a relaxing atmosphere. By treating our customers to
consistently great-tasting food, extra-friendly service and
sparkling-clean restaurants - we keep them coming back to us.
Since our first restaurant opened in 1958, followed by the first
franchise restaurant in 1961, times have changed. But as Village Inn’s
continued growth and success demonstrate, our unique brand of family
restaurant will never go out of style.
Each Village Inn restaurant features special qualities that set us apart from our competition:
The qualities we look for in our partners include:
In turn, Village Inn provides support for operating:
Ron Green opened his first restuarant, The Broken Egg Cafe, in Mandeville, Louisiana, in 1996. A customer's request to "please open another Broken Egg" became the inspiration behind the name of future locations, opened first by Green and his brother and later, starting in 2005, by franchisees.
Seeking new franchise units throughout the U.S., Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Central America, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Mexico and South America