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As a company grows there are three main methods of growth to choose from: sole proprietorship, joint venture, or franchising. The franchise system is an exciting model because of the common shared interest in the founding company (the Franchisor) and the small business owner (the Franchisee) that both want the system to work. The problem with most franchising models is that a Franchisee is under such stringent restrictions from the Franchisor. Understandably, the Franchisor has a huge interest in protecting the brand. This interest in protecting the brand has inherent drawbacks that now become the Franchisee's issues. A few of these drawbacks are: real estate long-term leasing or purchasing, expensive proprietary equipment, forced product price points, etc. Who pays for this in the end? Well, the Franchisee does. Who looks out for the Franchisee? The Submarine Station will!
Below is a quick comparison of The Submarine Station against other Soup, Salad and Sandwich franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of The Submarine Station with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.
Franchise | Franchise Fee | Royalty | Advertising Fee | Development Costs |
All American Deli | $35,000 | $177,200-$484,950 | ||
AMATO'S | $25,000 | 6% | $380,000-$500,000 | |
Apple Spice Junction | $37,500 | $280,000-$500,000 | ||
Arizona Bread Company | $25,000 | 5% | $149,000-$341,500 | |
Atlanta Bread Company | $40,000 | 5% | $629,700-$806,300 | |
Atlantic City Sub Shops | $15,000 | 5% | $100,000-$275,000 | |
B2Cafe | $35,000 | 6% | 2% | $500,000-And Up |
Badass Jack's | $15,000 | $275,000 | ||
Baker Bros. American Deli | $25,000 | 4% | $430,500-$656,000 | |
Beach Hut Deli | $7,500-$35,000 | 5.5% | 1.5% | $79,100-$548,415 |
Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | $22,500-$25,000 | 5% -7% | up to 2% | $313,000-$416,000 |
Big Apple Bagels | $25,000 | 5% | 3% | $298,000-$405,000 |
Big Mama's & Papa's Pizzeria | $30,000 | $275,000-$744,000 | ||
Big Town Hero | $20,000 | $73,550-$245,200 | ||
Blimpie | $11,900-$19,900 | 6% | 4% | $74,780-$422,200 |
Blue Chip Cookies Drive | N/A | $11,000-$15,000 | ||
Box Lunch | $15,000 | $120,000-$150,000 | ||
Buffalo Philly's | $18,000 | 4% | $215,200-$376,100 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | $25,000 | 5% | 3.25% | $2,695,100-$4,244,300 |
Cafe Fresh | $25,000 | $133,500-$253,000 | ||
CafeMia | $25,000 | 4.5% | 2% local +2%Nat'l | $221,000-$374,000 |
Camille's Sidewalk Cafe | $25,000 | 5% | $223,500-$589,500 | |
Capriotti's | $30,000-$40,000 | 6%-7% | 3% | $380,000-$660,413 |
Capt. Sub | $20,000 | $120,000-$160,000 | ||
Captain Tony's | $10,000-$20,000 | 4.5% w/cap | 2% | $197,550-$389,800 |
Carla's Sandwiches & Burgers | $8,500 | $850/mo. | $125/mo. | $81,000-$2,400,000 |
Carusos Sandwich Company | $30,000 | $110,000-$250,000 | ||
Carving Board, The | $35,000 | $314,500-$621,500 | ||
Charleys Philly Steaks | $24,500 | 6% | 0.25% | $253,231-$637,568 |
Cheba Hut Toasted Subs | $40,000 | 6% | 2% | $575,900-$939,700 |
Chicken Salad Chick | $50,000 | 5% | 2% | $562,000-$740,000 |
Cianci European Eatery | $25,000 | 5% | $356,000-$508,000 | |
City Bites | $15,000 | 5% | 1% | $186,500-$394,500 |
Cousins Subs | $25,000 | 6% | 2% | $119,200-$300,800 |
Crisp & Green | $49,500 | $523,900-$1,126,500 | ||
Cultures | $30,000-$40,000 | $175,000-$500,000 | ||
Culver | $55,000 | 4% | 2.5% | $2,349,000-$5,356,000 |
D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches | $20,000 | 6% | $391,000-$556,000 | |
Dagwood's Sandwich Shop | $20,000 | 6% | 2% | $200,000-$250,000 |
Dagwoods | $25,000 | 6% | 3% | $200,000-$250,000 |
Deli Delicious | $25,000-$30,000 | 6% | 2% | $122,250-$467,850 |
Doc Green's Gourmet Salads | $25,000 | 5% | $367,000-$655,000 | |
DRUXY'S | $30,000 | 6% | 1% | $225,000-And Up |
Duke Sandwich Company | $25,000 | 6% | $150,000-$1,100,000 | |
East Coast Subs | $12,500 | 6% | 4% | $99,000-$175,000 |
East of Chicago Pizza Company | $20,000 | 5% | $162,000-$463,000 | |
Energy Kitchen | $30,000 | 5% | $750,000-$1,000,000 | |
Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | $30,000 | 6% | 2% | $191,014-$397,535 |
Erik's DeliCafe | $35,000 | 5% | $303,500-$521,600 | |
Extreme Pizza | $30,000 | 5% | 1% | $209,200-$462,500 |
F&M Deli Express | $30,000 | 5% | $145,000-$285,000 | |
Fabrika | $30,000-$40,000 | $175,000-$500,000 | ||
Farmer Boys | $45,000 | 5% | 3% | $1,042,500-$2,486,500 |
Firehouse Subs | $20,000 | 6% | 3-5% | $57,502-$868,696 |
Fit for Life | N/A | 7% | 0% | $180,000-And Up |
Franktitude | $25,000 | 6% | 2% | $169,200-$284,000 |
Fresh City Kitchen | $35,000 | 5% | $726,000-$1,140,000 | |
Freshii | $30,000 | 6% | 2% | $179,000-$483,000 |
Frullati Cafe & Bakery | $30,000 | 6% | $145,900-$446,000 | |
Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | $35,000 | 7% | 2% | $385,000-$595,000 |
Goodcents Deli Fresh Subs | $35,000 | 6% | 3.5% | $211,432-$431,843 |
Great Canadian Bagel | $20,000 | $85,000-$350,000 | ||
Great Outdoors Sub Shops | $25,000 | $75,000-$260,000 | ||
Greenleaf's Grille | $22,000-$37,200 | 5% | 1% | $219,500-$574,200 |
Groucho's Deli | $18,000-$28,000 | 5% | $82,548-$380,768 | |
Heidi's Brooklyn Deli | $35,000 | 6% | $300,000-$400,000 | |
Hogi Yogi | $25,000-$30,000 | 6% | $108,000-$452,000 | |
HomeSmart | $20,000 | varies | varies | $65,500-$205,000 |
HoneyBaked Ham Company & Cafe, The | $30,000 | 6% | 3.25% | $292,900-$567,600 |
Hungry Howie's Pizza | $25,000 | 5.5% | 7% | $290,600-$538,400 |
Jason's Deli | $35,000 | $1,126,105-$1,576,445 | ||
Jerry's Subs & Pizza | $25,000 | 6% | $250,000-$350,000 | |
Jersey Mike's Submarines & Salads | $18,500 | 6.5% | 5% | $169,001-$804,085 |
Jet's Pizza | $25,000 | 8%-10% | Up to 1% | $437,500-$631,000 |
Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwich Shops | $35,000 | 6% | 4.5% | $313,600-$556,100 |
Joey Bag a Donuts | $30,000 | 5% | 1% | $207,700-$587,800 |
Jon Smith Subs | $39,500 | 6% | 3% | $309,500-$887,760 |
Jreck Subs | $10,000 | 6% | $49,800-$254,000 | |
Just Fresh | $25,000 | 5% | $475,000-$650,000 | |
Kwench Juice Cafe | $25,000 | $64,900-$154,400 | ||
Larry's Giant Subs | $20,000 | 6% | $136,800-$201,900 | |
Lenny's Sub Shop | $20,000-$25,000 | 6% | 2% | $188,216-$396,146 |
Link Business | $45,000 | 6.5% | 2% | $53,200-$148,500 |
Little King | N/A | $125,000-And Up | ||
Locos Grill & Pub | $35,000 | 4% | $575,400-$1,960,000 | |
Marcellos | $25,000 | 5% | $350,000-$1,000,000 | |
Marco's | $25,000 | 5.5% | 5% | $223,535-$586,410 |
Mark's Pizzeria | $15,000 | 3% | $125,000-$150,000 | |
McDonald's | $45,000 | 4% | 4%+ | $1,314,500-$2,306,500 |
Melt Shop | $35,000 | 6% | 2% | $368,240-$698,800 |
Milio's Sandwiches | $30,000 | 6% | 3.5% | $180,000-$500,000 |
Moe's Italian Sandwiches | $15,000 | 5% | 1%local +1%Nat'l | $93,500-$159,500 |
Mr. Goodcents | $35,000 | 6% | 3.5% | $211,432-$431,843 |
Mr. Jims Pizza | $11,000 | 6% | 4% | $70,000-$100,000 |
Mr. Pickle's Sandwich Shop | $25,000-$50,000 | $250+/wk | Up to 2% Monthly | $151,500-$342,500 |
Mr. Sub | $15,000 | 5% | $160,000 | |
Murphy's Deli | $25,000 | 6% | $175,200-$827,500 | |
Mustard Cafe | $25,000 | 5% | $304,600-$426,000 | |
My Friend's Place | $20,000 | 5% | 1% | $156,650-$260,400 |
Nature's Table Cafe | $30,000 | 5% | $56,000-$372,100 | |
Nature's Way Cafe | $20,000 | 4% | $103,300-$201,500 | |
New York 5th Av. Deli | $20,000 | 6% | 2%local +2%Nat'l | $65,000-$110,000 |
New York Burrito-Gourmet Wraps | $15,000 | 7% | $85,000-$150,000 | |
New York NY Fresh Deli | $15,000 | 6% | $86,000-$150,000 | |
Newk's | $40,000 | 5% | 1.5% | $971,100-$1,207,350 |
NYC Bagel & Sandwich Shop | $29,500 | 5% | $300 - $600 | $119,000-$208,000 |
O'Brien's Irish Sandwich Bars | $32,000 | $400,000-$610,000 | ||
Original SoupMan, The | $30,000 | 5% | $79,500-$198,500 | |
P.B. Loco | N/A | $200,000-$390,000 | ||
Papa's Pizza To-Go | $9,500 | 5% | $138,950-$386,800 | |
Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | N/A | 6% | 2% | $338,050-$610,000 |
Planet Grilled Cheese | $30,000 | 6% | $200,000 | |
Planet Sub | $25,000 | 5% | 1 - 3% | $182,000-$402,000 |
Pocket Deli | $35,000 | 6% | $145,250-$386,500 | |
Port Of Subs | $18,500 | 5.5% | 1% | $214,500-$397,100 |
Potbelly Sandwich Shop | $40,000 | 6% | Up to 4% | $534,950-$874,000 |
Power Smoothie Cafe | N/A | $92,000-$279,900 | ||
Primo Hoagies | $15,000 | 6% | 2% | $215,500-$554,500 |
Pure Health | $25,000 | $100,000-$200,000 | ||
Quiznos | $25,000 | 7% | $24,100-$341,800 | |
Red Rock Chili Company | $25,000 | 6% | $215,500-$394,000 | |
Rockn' Joe Coffeehouse & Bistro | $30,000 | 6% | $218,000-$414,000 | |
Rollerz | $30,000 | 6% | 1% | $138,900-$456,050 |
Roly Poly | $20,000-$25,000 | 4-6% | $106,550-$226,700 | |
Ronzio Pizza | $15,000 | 4% | $134,000-$183,000 | |
Runza Restaurants | $30,000 | 5% | 1%+up to 4% locally | $1,250,000-$2,720,000 |
Salad Bowl Cafe, The | N/A | $100,000-$250,000 | ||
Salad Creations Inc. | $25,000 | 6% | $200,000-$225,000 | |
Saladarity | $30,000 | $355,875-$469,275 | ||
Saladworks | $35,000 | 5% | 3% | $210,607-$534,084 |
San Francisco Oven | $25,000 | 5% | $474,100-$807,300 | |
San Francisco Sourdough Eatery | $25,000 | 6% | 2% | $150,400-$293,800 |
Sandwich Tree Restaurants | $10,000-$17,500 | 5% | 3% | $90,000-$120,000 |
Schlotzsky's | $35,000 | 6% | 4% | $719,400-$959,400 |
Silver Mine Subs | $20,000 | 6% | 4% | $197,000-$340,000 |
SmashHits Deli | N/A | 0 | 0 | $10,000-$50,000 |
Snappy Tomato Pizza | $14,000 | 5% | 2.5% | $115,500-$256,000 |
Souper Salad | $30,000 | $593,650-$873,200 | ||
Spicy Pickle | $30,000 | 5% | $300,000 | |
Steak Escape, The | $25,000 | 6% | $190,200-$1,300,000 | |
streat, The | $50,000 | 6% | 2% | $160,000-$260,000 |
Stuft Pizza | $30,000 | 4% | $350,000-$650,000 | |
Sub Connection | $19,500 | 5% | 2% | $198,175-$362,350 |
Sub Station II | $20,000 | 4% | $188,500-$357,000 | |
Submarina | $25,000 | $161,818-$334,118 | ||
Subway | $15,000 | 8% | 4.5% | $139,550-$342,400 |
Sweet Peppers Deli | $25,000 | 5% | 2% local +1%Nat'l | $721,500-$937,500 |
Thundercloud Subs | $10,000 | $65,000-$90,000 | ||
Tim Hortons | $35,000 | 4.5% | 4% of Gross Sales | $135,300-$2,068,500 |
Togo's Eateries, LLC | $30,000 | 5% | 3% | $240,500-$545,700 |
Tom and Chee | $30,000 | $302,700-$456,000 | ||
TossAcross | $22,000 | $89,000-$200,000 | ||
Tossed | $25,000 | 5% | 1% | $263,500-$397,000 |
Tropical Smoothie Cafe | $30,000 | 6% | 3% | $198,500-$543,500 |
Tubby's Sub Shops | $17,500-$20,000 | 4%-6% | 4% | $112,900-$293,500 |
tumble & tea cafe | $30,000 | 6% | 2% | $225,000-$300,000 |
USA Subs | $30,000 | 6% | 2.5% | $296,510-$421,167 |
Veggirama | $25,000-$40,000 | $150,000-$175,000 | ||
Vitality Bowls | $39,500 | 6% | 1.5% | $170,100-$604,000 |
Vivanty's Kitchen | N/A | $165,000-$185,000 | ||
Vocelli Pizza | $30,000 | 5% | 1% | $156,000-$330,900 |
W G Grinders | $22,500 | 4.5% | 2%Nat.+.75%Loc. | $99,000-$275,000 |
Wall Street Deli | $30,000 | 5% | $190,500-$457,000 | |
Which Wich | $30,000 | 6% | 2% | $175,500-$480,250 |
Wow! What a Sub!! Boyz Subs & Steaks, The | $17,500 | 4% | $187,500-$249,000 | |
Z Pizza | $30,000 | 6% | 3% | $249,000-$359,000 |
Zero's Subs | $15,000 | 6% | $150,000-$250,000 | |
Zoup! Fresh Soup Company | $39,900 | 6% | 1% | $355,900-$648,500 |