Ches's Famous Fish and Chips vs Cousins Maine Lobster Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Ches's Famous Fish and Chips vs Cousins Maine Lobster including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Company Overviews

About Ches's Famous Fish and Chips

Ches’s Fish and Chips is part of generations of tradition dating back more than 60 years. If you are interested in delivering excellent taste and great value from a well-established Canadian restaurant franchise specializing in authentic fish and chips.

Ches’s long history is part of the company spirit. The beginnings of Ches’s Fish and Chips began with Ches Barbour in 1951. He started a small fish and chips place, by fishing the narrows of St. John’s harbor. In his small boat, Ches would catch some fish and return back to his shop. He would sell the fish and chips in the evening for the dinner crowd.

It is true that fishing has defined the people of Newfoundland in terms of home-grown culture. Fishing in Newfoundland is a part of tradition that will not soon be forgotten.

Facts about Ches’s Fish and Chips: 

• Around since 1951 with 7 locations today in Newfoundland
• Focused around client-centric business "treat every customer as they are your friend"
• Famous fish and chips, authentic genuine taste
• Part of a Newfoundland authentic tradition
• Quiz available on Ches's Fish and Chips website
• Great opportunity for someone who likes to cook and sell traditional Newfoundland seafood such as shrimp, cod, scallops

About Cousins Maine Lobster

Cousins Maine Lobster is looking for motivated, experienced business people to help us expand our brand of Maine lobster around the world.
Cousins Maine Lobster is real cousins with a passion for the sweet, delicious Maine lobster we grew up eating. We started selling lobster rolls out of a single truck in the spring of 2012. After a lot of hard work (and a good amount of fun) we now have a fleet of trucks and several franchise commitments throughout the United States.
Cousins Maine Lobster's commitment to quality food and great customer service has led to our being featured on ABC’s Shark Tank, The Chew, the Katie Couric show, CNBC, FOX, and QVC!
Cousins Maine Lobster has been named the LA Hot List’s #1 Food Truck in LA two years in a row and Tasting Table named us the “Best Lobster Roll on the West Coast” for 2013, 2014, and 2015. Our passion, our nationally recognized brand, our customer loyalty and our awesome lobster rolls make us special. If you’re looking to own your own business and are ready to start selling the #1 lobster rolls in America, sign up to join our family.

#421 in Franchise 500 for 2020.