Blimpie

Food & Beverage Quick Service Restaurants (QSR)

Franchise Summary

Description

We offer Blimpie franchises. As a franchisee, you will operate a quick casual restaurant called Blimpie, preparing and serving fresh deli sandwiches, salads, and other beverage and food items

Company Background

Blimpie is a quick-casual restaurant that offers sandwiches, salads, and wraps. The company was founded in 1964 by Tom Maiorana. In 1971, Blimpie International was established as an organization to manage franchising opportunities for the business. There are over 200 franchises in operation across the United States and Canada with plans to open more locations soon! Mission: The mission of BLIMPIE(R) Restaurants is to provide great tasting high quality food in a friendly atmosphere at a reasonable price in order to meet our customers' needs and exceed their expectations every time they visit one of our restaurants. Vision: To become America's favorite sandwich chain by consistently satisfying each customer every day through

Franchise Opportunity

Owning and operating a quick-casual restaurant can be difficult, especially when it comes to marketing. Quick-casual restaurants are becoming more and more popular, but that also means there is more competition. You need an edge over the competition, and that's where Blimpie can help. Blimpie is a well-known and trusted brand with over 50 years of experience in the quick-casual industry. We offer our franchisees comprehensive training and support so you can succeed in running your own Blimpie restaurant.

Corporate Structure

Kahala Franchising is an Arizona limited liability company which was formed on December 29, 2008 for the purpose of owning all of the intellectual property assets and franchising business of Kahala Franchising’s affiliate and predecessor, Kahala Franchise Corp. Their parent company is Kahala Brands, Ltd., which is a Delaware corporation. Kahala Brands was formerly known as Kahala Corp. but changed its name to Kahala Brands in December 2014. Prior to that, Kahala Corp. was a Florida corporation and was redomiciled in Delaware on December 31, 2012. The parent company of Kahala Brands is USKAL Corporation LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The principal place of business of USKAL is 210 Shields Court, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 8V2.

Royalties and Marketing Fees

Royalties : 6.0% of revenue

Franchisee Attrition

1 /10

This franchise's rate of attrition in 2017 of 19.08% was Much Higher than the 4% in the Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) industry. Generally speaking, a higher rate of attrition represents a less stable franchise system and a lower rate of attrition indicates a more successful system

What's Included in franchise attrition?

We define the franchisee attrition rate as the sum of terminations, re-acquisitions by franchisor, non-renewals, and ceased operations, divided by the number of outlest at the start of the year. It is a strong indicator of the strength of the underlying operating model

Franchise Types Available

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Distribution of Blimpie Franchisees

Blimpie Franchise System Development in 2017

FAQ

How much investment do I need to start my own Blimpie business?

Franchisees typically require at least $242 to $564 investment to get their Blimpie business started

What are the initial franchise fees for Blimpie?

Franchisees typically need to pay at least $29 in fees directly to Blimpie in order to earn the right to launch their business

How much money can I make with a Blimpie franchise? What are the average revenues for a typical Blimpie business?

We haven’t done the math on how much revenue a typical Blimpie brings in each year. We estimate that other franchisees in the Food & Beverage industry generate $1,201,697 revenue, so we would expect Blimpie to generate a similar amount

How long do I need to commit to running a Blimpie unit? What is my contractual commitment?

The standard length for an initial franchise contract is 10 years. Renewals are also generally 10 years

Accessibility

8 /10

The Franchisor's investment costs ranges from $242,270 to $564,200 which is Much Lower than the $0 to $0 average in the Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) industry

What determines the investment cost?

Item 7 of the Franchise Disclosure Document lays out the full list of initial investment costs, including the fee payable to the franchisor, security deposits, equipment, professional fees etc

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