I want to own a franchise restaurant.

[captains]

Originally posted by: Saulbadguy
There aren't near enough White Castles.

qft

 

[step-dawg]

Boston market sucks now. used to be pretty good. then they started skimping on portions and raising prices. at least all the ones around austin and houston are like that. bleh.

 

[theknight571]

How about a Culvers.

ButterBurgers.... mmmmmm

Franchise Info

 

[slycat]

boston market?!...NO!

 

[Yreka]

Someone open a Steak & Shake in the East SF Bay Area STAT !

Dunno why, but I love that place.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Boston Market is so 10 years ago...

 

[mattocs]

A lot of bigger places want at least 10 million in assets to let you francise. I am sure a small pizza shop or something might be easy.

 

[Saulbadguy]

Originally posted by: captains
friend of a friend opened aJersey Mikes

Great sandwiches.

 

[theknight571]

Just had another thought... if you live in a college town.

Cheeseburger in Paradise

Burgers and Margaritas.... perfect for college kids.

- TK

 

[CaptnKirk]

Start your own - you don't need no steenkin' franchise to drain your budget.

Colonel Chicken started with one resturant - after he retired . . on a showstring.


Nukem Burgers & Mutant Fries !

 

[labgeek]

Originally posted by: KLin
Got 500,000 bucks for the franchise fee?

EDIT: FYI No franchise opportunities right now.

Boston Market doesn't do a franchise fee like others... Or at least didn't previously. And you're off by a digit or so ANYWAY. Even McD's is like $45-50K not $500K. But you will need about that amount to open, and much of it will need to be liquid.

 

[Sparke]

Quaker Steak and Lube!

 

[SupaDupaCheez]

I'm pretty sure that Boston Market had some major growth problems a couple of years ago. They grew way too quick and gave a franchise to just about anybody who walked in the door. Corporate ended up buying many of their stores back while closing others that were just too far gone.

Boston Market has pretty decent food. You figure you can walk in there and get some pretty good food in about the same time as it takes to get a bigmac value meal.

SDC

 

[nakedfrog]

Schlotskys!

 

[Juice Box]

IMO.....opening a food franchise is always a risky business.....it is totally hit or miss. Perhaps look into something more along the lines of non food.....I worked at a Frame shop (the great frame up to be specific) and it did quite well...just all about location and consumer need. You need to research it a lot, but a couple-owned small business could do quite well and leave you happy in the meantime....if I were you, id stay away from food....very stressful work and high possibility of not working out.

 

[suse920]

dunking dounuts ftw. I know i couples guys who own them, they make some good cash. We have 6-7 in my small town and they all are ALWAYS crowded.

 

[MustangSVT]

go for Krispy Kreme.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Originally posted by: Saulbadguy

Originally posted by: captains
friend of a friend opened aJersey Mikes

Great sandwiches.

not as good as Planet Sub

 

[labgeek]

Originally posted by: Juice Box
IMO.....opening a food franchise is always a risky business...

It's general considered LESS risky to open a franchise (at least a major one).

> sites are picked and prepped or at least approved by the company
> you have to prove you have the finances to open and run it
> they train you
> they provide a consistent proven product

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: NuclearNed

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: kranky
Interesting info about owning a franchise.

Damn corporations.

Indeed. That was a very interesting read.

They focused on one couple who bought a franchise in a TINY chain that doesn't even exist anymore. I don't know if I would call that a typical experience. My parents owned a franchise for 25 years and didn't have those kinds of problems.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Originally posted by: labgeek

Originally posted by: KLin
Got 500,000 bucks for the franchise fee?

EDIT: FYI No franchise opportunities right now.

Boston Market doesn't do a franchise fee like others... Or at least didn't previously. And you're off by a digit or so ANYWAY. Even McD's is like $45-50K not $500K. But you will need about that amount to open, and much of it will need to be liquid.

No, I think he's talking about required startup capital, which according to McDonalds can be from $493,000 to over $1,000,000 required.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Originally posted by: labgeek

Originally posted by: Juice Box
IMO.....opening a food franchise is always a risky business...

It's general considered LESS risky to open a franchise (at least a major one).

> sites are picked and prepped or at least approved by the company
> you have to prove you have the finances to open and run it
> they train you
> they provide a consistent proven product

IF they do all that. Read the article someone linked to above....they sometimes TAKE YOUR MONEY AND RUN.

 

[mchammer187]

chipotle

 

[BurnItDwn]

Originally posted by: captains

Originally posted by: Saulbadguy
There aren't near enough White Castles.

qft

Hmm ... there's one about 10 minutes south east of where I work. There's also one about halfway home from work. Then, on my 20 mile drive home, I pass another about a mile from where I live.

I'm never too far from a White Castle ... mmmmmm

 

[imported_nautique]

It's not always a good idea but I have a friend whose dad owns like 9 dunken doughnuts in fl and they do well and my dad used to own a mcdonalds in tn and it did well. Just location and luck. But thye have other people run them not themselves.