Coconut's Fish Cafe vs Halibut House - Fish & Chips Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Coconut's Fish Cafe vs Halibut House - Fish & Chips including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Coconut's Fish Cafe Franchise
Halibut House - Fish & Chips Franchise
Investment $412,750 - $808,750$450,000 - $550,000
Franchise Fee $60,000$25,000
Royalty Fee 7%$2500
Advertising Fee 1%2%
Year Founded 20091996
Year Franchised 20132000
Term Of Agreement -10
Term Of Agreement -10
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Coconut's Fish Cafe Franchise
Halibut House - Fish & Chips Franchise
Experience -Training provided Business background is a plus. Quality restaurant experience would be add on

Financing Options
 
Coconut's Fish Cafe Franchise
Halibut House - Fish & Chips Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees -/--/Yes
Start-up Costs -/--/-
Equipment -/-Yes/-
Inventory -/--/Yes
Receivables -/--/-
Payroll -/--/-

Training & Support
 
Coconut's Fish Cafe Franchise
Halibut House - Fish & Chips Franchise
Training Additional Training: At existing franchise store 30 days In house training provided.
Support Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations 30 days in house support included
Marketing --
Operations Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 15 - 30-

Expansion Plans
 
Coconut's Fish Cafe Franchise
Halibut House - Fish & Chips Franchise
US Expansion Yes-
Canada Expansion -Yes
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

About Coconut's Fish Cafe

Michael Phillips, a successful entrepreneur several times over in the restaurant industry, founded Coconut's Fish Cafe (Coconut's) in 2009 in Kihei, Hawaii on the island of Maui. Retired in Hawaii yet seeking a restaurant offering fresh foods and outstanding service, Phillips started Coconut's to enjoy great-tasting meals with his neighbors in Kihei. Today, Coconut's is revolutionizing the fast casual restaurant sector with its fresh, healthy and affordable menu options, featuring wild-caught fish and a wide selection of fresh, authentic Hawaiian ingredients. Currently with its flagship in Hawaii and corporate headquarters in Nevada, the restaurant concept is expanding across the country through a focused franchising initiative.

About Halibut House - Fish & Chips

Halibut House was started in Port Perry by Julie. Julie worked hard with her family. Their passion was fresh cut halibut and french fries - an authentic fish and chips experience. This model was soon expanded to other cities.
Today, Halibut House has over 15 locations and increasing. Fresh cut halibut is skinned and filleted in the store. French fries that are served are from potato farms, grown locally. Halibut House believes in three things - quality, good customer service, and freshness of the food.
Some traits about Halibut House as a franchise owner:
Halibut House Fish & Chips is actively engaged in social media. Front line store operations exist in the Greater Toronto area. Halibut House ensures that ongoing news and events are posted to social media, to ensure ongoing promotion and exposure.
Right from the beginning of visiting the Halibut House website, you are greeted by a steaming, delicious high resolution plate of freshly made fish and chips. The plate is topped off with a side salad and some sauce in the background.  Mouthwatering.
Having experienced a new found love in providing customers with great food and service, we’ve been able to expand in hope of sharing the experience with more people! Starting in Port Perry; the Halibut House has expanded into Oshawa, Whitby, Aurora, Bowmanville, Pickering, Scarborough, Markham, and Newmarket!
We specialize in fresh cut halibut; skinned and filleted in our very own stores, served atop home cut French fries from our local potato farms. We take pride in freshness, quality, and service. Our fish is lightly battered to give our customers that juicy satisfaction of taking that great crisp bite.