Smitty's Restaurants

About Smitty's Restaurants
Today, Smitty's Restaurants is Canada's largest family restaurant chain. Our award-winning menu will introduce you to our diverse menu items, from Smitty's famous buttermilk pancakes and waffles to omelettes, salads, sandwiches, steaks and pastas. Smitty's menu continues to offer an outstanding variety for everyone. Most Smitty's are fully licensed and many have separate lounges.#101 in Canada's Top franchises.

Full Service Restaurants Opportunities

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Franchise
Franchise Fee
Royalty
Advertising Fee
Development Costs
abc Country Restaurants
50000 - 50000
4%
2%
250000 - 700000
Albert's Family Restaurant
25000 - 25000
280000 - 400000
Angel's
24900 - 24900
199900 - 299900
Angel's Diner
0
0
Another Broken Egg Cafe
50000 - 50000
5%
1%
505500 - 1175500
Applebee's
35000 - 35000
4% initially, 5% possible after
not less than 4%
2009038 - 8267250
Applejack's
25000 - 25000
4%
2%
250000 - 275000
Arthur Treacher's
30000 - 30000
5%
145000 - 268000
Au Vieux Duluth Express
30000 - 40000
175000 - 500000
Bar Louie
50000 - 50000
5%
2% local, 1%Nat'l
923500 - 3707333
Baton Rouge Restaurant
60000 - 60000
5%
2%
1600000 - 1800000
Ben & Florentine Restaurants
35000 - 35000
6%
619650 - 817800
Best of Mediterranean
20000 - 20000
4%
126300 - 574700
Black Bear Diners
55000 - 55000
4.50%
1%
1133800 - 2114200
Black Rock Bar & Grill
50000 - 50000
4%
1%
1519940 - 2957625
Bombshells Restaurant
50000 - 50000
5.50%
1731000 - 3086000
Boscos
0
827000 - 994000
Browns Socialhouse
50000 - 50000
6%
2000000 - 2500000
Casey's
60000 - 60000
5%
4%
500000 - 1600000
Chocolate Bar
0
250000 - 500000
Cool Hand Luke's
50000 - 50000
373000 - 1817500
Cool-de-Sac
75000 - 75000
6%
858700 - 1988667
Copelands Of New Orleans
0
2100000 - 3000000
Cosi Inc
40000 - 40000
5%
2%
762600 - 899800
Country Kitchen
40000 - 40000
4%
3% local + 1% Int'l
425000 - 1685000
Denny's
10000 - 30000
4.5%-7%
3%-3.5%
305000 - 2404695
Dunn's Famous
20000 - 50000
5%
2%Nat'l+1% Local
150000 - 800000
Eggspectation
50000 - 50000
5%
2% Nat'l 1% local
650000 - 1500000
Einstein Bros. Bagels
35000 - 35000
5%
5%
138550 - 935850
Elmer's
40000 - 40000
4%
1%
712000 - 3209500
Fresh To Order
30000 - 30000
489500 - 646500
Friendly Banners
30000 - 30000
4%
2%
450000 - 450000
Gandolfo's New York Delicatessen
25000 - 25000
6%
2% local +1% Nat'l
302450 - 558950
George Webb Restaurants
250000 - 50000
402000 - 850000
Giorgio Restaurants
25000 - 50000
4.5%-7%
175000 - 500000
Golden Corral
50000 - 50000
4%
2.40%
2700795 - 7037915
Golden Griddle
25000 - 25000
5%
100000 - 450000
GRILLiT
12500 - 12500
4%
0
Ground Round I.O.C.
40000 - 40000
3.50%
995000 - 1800000
Hamlet
0
0
Hard Rock Cafe
350000 - 750000
2995000 - 4910000
Hard Times Cafe
30000 - 30000
449000 - 1000000
Hooters
75000 - 75000
5%
2.50%
956500 - 4275000
Houlihan's
40000 - 40000
4%
1600000 - 4300000
House of Jazz
75000 - 75000
5%
2%
750000 - 1200000
Hudson's Grill
35000 - 35000
675000 - 997000
Humpty's
30000 - 30000
5%
2%
495000 - 695000
I Dream of Falafel
25000 - 25000
5%
3%
337811 - 470302
Iggy's Sports Grill
75000 - 75000
4%
3%
704750 - 862000
IHOP
40000 - 50000
4.50%
3.50%
414866 - 3374043
IL FORNELLO
35000 - 35000
4%
1%
100000 - 700000
Indigo Joe's
30000 - 30000
5%
1.50%
1200000 - 1300000
Jim's Family Restaurant
25000 - 25000
6%
3%
342500 - 433000
Kayson's Grille
25000 - 25000
5%
1%
489700 - 618000
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
75000 - 75000
5%
49789087 - 70127050
L and L Franchise
30000 - 30000
3%-4%
1%-2%
133700 - 535000
La Madeleine
40000 - 40000
5%
2.50%
1249362 - 3088747
La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill
25000 - 50000
5%
3%
189550 - 992590
Le Biftheque
40000 - 40000
0
Lumberjack's Restaurant
30000 - 30000
4%
350000 - 1200000
Manhattan Bagel
25000 - 25000
5%
5%
481000 - 705000
Manny's Grill
25000 - 25000
5%
171235 - 516652
Max & Erma's
40000 - 40000
4%
622500 - 3100000
McAlister's Deli
15000 - 35000
5%
3%
398000 - 2094200
Miami Grill
30000 - 30000
6%
3%
175000 - 999999
Montana SteakBurgers
0
0
Naples Tomato
30000 - 30000
5%
5%
1353000 - 1892500
Original Joe's
39000 - 39000
5%
2%
950000 - 950000
Palapas Restaurants
30000 - 30000
5%
750000 - 2000000
Perkins
40000 - 40000
4%
1557975 - 2742975
Perko's Cafe Grill
35000 - 35000
4%
292500 - 1357000
Quaker Steak & Lube
40000 - 40000
5%
3%
1800000 - 3700000
Red Hot & Blue
45000 - 45000
5%
380700 - 1000000
Rhapsody's
42500 - 56000
6%
1 - 3%
565000 - 999999
Ricky's
45000 - 45000
4.50%
3%
800000 - 950000
Ricky's All Day Grill
45000 - 45000
5%
3%
300000 - 999999
Ruby Tuesday
35000 - 35000
4% of gross sales
1.5% of gross sales
1559650 - 3877400
Salsarita's Fresh Cantina
30000 - 30000
5%
1% Nat'l 1.5% Local
283150 - 563900
Sam & Louie's N Y Pizza
25000 - 25000
5%
331500 - 474700
Sammy J Peppers
50000 - 50000
750000 - 1500000
Seacrets
45000 - 45000
6% and 10% from hotel
1% local
1639333 - 3061667
Shingle Inn Cafes
0
250001 - 450000
Shoney's Restaurants
25000 - 35000
2.5-3.5%
568000 - 2800000
Soul De Cuba Cafe
65000 - 65000
6%
160350 - 487000
South Philly Steak & Fries
25000 - 25000
292500 - 464500
Swiss Chalet
60000 - 60000
5%
4%
1600000 - 1800000
Symposium Cafe
40000 - 40000
4%
1%
625000 - 675000
T.G.I. Friday's
0
1000000 - 3000000
Taechang Family
0
0
Taste Of Mediterranean
12000 - 20000
$1,000. a month, Flat Fee.
2%
99000 - 999999
The Cheesecake Cafe
0
0
The Pantry
40000 - 40000
450000 - 600000
Turtle Jack's
50000 - 50000
450000 - 450000
Twin Peaks
50000 - 50000
5%
3%
1309800 - 2365900
Uccello's Ristorante, Pizzeria & Sports Lounge
50000 - 50000
5%
5%
1332100 - 1958333
uWink
50000 - 50000
4% + 2% Technology Fee
1%
1645000 - 3472000
Village Inn Restaurants
40000 - 40000
4%
1%local +0.5%Nat'l
963000 - 2570000
Western Sizzlin
30000 - 30000
3%
811000 - 2300000
White Hen Pantry
30000 - 30000
Varies
52400 - 225200
White Spot Restaurants
75000 - 75000
900000 - 999999
Wimpys Diner
30000 - 30000
4%
2%
250000 - 500000
Winger's Grill & Bar
35000 - 35000
4%
150000 - 550000
Zaxby's
35000 - 35000
6%
2.87%-5%
343200 - 695200