The Boiling Crab restaurants are casual dining restaurants modeled after a traditional Louisiana seafood boil featuring seafood and fish entrees prepared Cajun-style with different proprietary finishing sauces and complementary side dishes, beer and wine and fountain drinks. We offer area development rights and single unit franchises for the right to open and operate one or more The Boiling Crab restaurants.
Company Background
The Boiling Crab was founded in 2009 by a New Orleans native who wanted to bring the flavors of Louisiana into a restaurant. The original location opened in Orange County, CA and now has expanded to over 30 locations nationwide.
Franchise Opportunity
Seafood is a notoriously difficult cuisine to prepare at home without ruining it. Not only is seafood hard to cook at home, but it's also expensive and time consuming to go out for. Who has the time or money for that? The Boiling Crab offers a convenient, affordable, and delicious seafood dining experience that you can enjoy in the comfort of your own home. Our seafood boils are packed with fresh Gulf shrimp, crawfish, crab legs, mussels, and corn on the cob- all prepared Cajun style with our signature sauces. Plus, we have a variety of beer and wine options as well as fountain drinks to complete your meal.
Earnings Transparency
7 /10
This Franchise discloses slightly more information about the financial performance of their franchisees compared to other franchises in the same industry
Why do some franchises disclose more than others?
There are many reasons why a brand may choose to not include item 19 on their FDD: they could be a newer franchise, they may be in a unique industry that is not super profitable or well-known yet
Franchisee Attrition
10 /10
This franchise's rate of attrition in 2023
of 0.00%
was
Lower
than the 2% in the Restaurants (Sit-Down) 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
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Distribution of The Boiling Crab Franchisees
The Boiling Crab Franchise System Development in 2017
FAQ
How much investment do I need to start my own The Boiling Crab business?
Franchisees typically require at least
$728,000 to
$866,500 investment to get their
The Boiling Crab business started
What are the initial franchise fees for The Boiling Crab?
Franchisees typically need to pay at least
$35,000 in fees directly to
The Boiling Crab in order to earn the right to launch their business
How much money can I make with a The Boiling Crab franchise? What are
the average revenues for a typical The Boiling Crab business?
We haven’t done the math on how much revenue a typical
The Boiling Crab brings in each year. We estimate that other
franchisees in the Food & Beverage industry generate
$0 revenue, so we would expect
The Boiling Crab to generate a similar amount
How long do I need to commit to running a The Boiling Crab unit? What
is my contractual commitment?
The Boiling Crab franchisees are typically required to sign up to a
10 year contract initially. The renewal length
is 5 years. You can of course exit early but
don’t expect to get any refund!
Accessibility
6 /10
The Franchisor's investment costs ranges from
$378,270 to $1,638,554
which is
Much Lower
than the $931,012 to $1,843,346 average in the Restaurants (Sit-Down) 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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