Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Twin Peaks | Wet Willie's | |
| Investment | 1309800 - 2365900 | 716500 - 1608000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 1.5%Local+2%Nat'l |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | 2% local+ 1.5%Nat'l |
| Year Founded | 2005 | 1990 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
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| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Twin Peaks | Wet Willie's | |
| Experience | *Multi-unit developers (ability to develop three or more restaurants): $500,000 liquid (per store); $1,500,000 net worth (per store). *Strong banking relationships and ability to secure funding. Management and Operating Requirements *At least five years multi-unit restaurant operations and development experience. *The ability to deliver a superlative customer experience while maintaining a dedication to develop the Twin Peaks culture. *Live in your market and have strong ties to the local community. *The ability to create and manage an organization that recruits, trains, retains and motivates people effectively. *Dedication to operations excellence. | |
Financing Options |
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| Twin Peaks | Wet Willie's | |
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Training & Support |
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| Twin Peaks | Wet Willie's | |
| Training | *The franchise group's control person and all management participate in a 6-7 week training program at the Twin Peaks Training Center located in Dallas, Texas. *Additionally, we provide an opening training team to provide on-site pre-opening and opening training, supervision and assistance to you for a minimum of 14 days. *Once completed, franchisees receive regular updates to their training, including on-site visits and operation reviews. | Before opening your Wet Willie's, you, your Operating Principal and your Manager must complete, to our satisfaction, an 8-week initial training program we conduct. You, your Operating Principal and your Manager must have successfully completed all state and local required food hygiene and sanitation training as well as having completed a certified course for responsible alcohol service before attending our training program. We will provide up to 10 days of on-site training for all of your other full and part-time hourly employees and members of your staff. We will not charge you a fee for the training of your first Manager and your initial staff. We may charge you a fee for any additional required or optional training and training for subsequent staff. All training will be provided at a location we designate. You must pay for your employees' travel expenses and room, board, wages and insurance during training. The initial training program for you, your Operating Principal and your Manager, which lasts 8 weeks, is conducted at our headquarters located in Savannah, Georgia or at a different location if you and we agree on it. Our training program is overseen by William Dickinson whose experience is listed in Item 2 of this disclosure document. Any other individuals involved in the training program will have at least one year of experience in the subject they teach. |
| Support | *Development and Site Selection help *Grand opening *Training teams *Meetings *Intranet system/Online training materials *Security/safety procedures *Field operations/evaluations *Purchasing cooperatives, R&D | After you open your Wet Willie's, we will provide the following assistance and services to you: * Our staff will be accessible to you and your staff for consultation by telephone, fax, written communication, e-mail and other forms of electronic communication. * We will visit your Wet Willie's location from time to time to conduct quality reviews and to consult with the staff regarding Standards of Quality and Performance Compliance. * We will host refresher training sessions for franchisees at franchisee conferences and conventions. * We will develop and provide additions and supplements to the Operations Manual as they become available * Marketing materials * Operation of a Brand Fund * Access to our intranet site * Hosting a web page for you on our website. * Evaluation of proposed modifications to our approved suppliers and products. * Access to our approved supplier network and the ability to take advantage of our buying power. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Interactive Website, Merchandise, Email Club, Billboards, Girl of the Month photo shoots, Twin Peaks TV in house ads, Seasonal Costume changes, Private label beer. | |
| Operations | *50% of all franchisees own more than one unit. *Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 60. *Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Twin Peaks | Wet Willie's | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Twin Peaks | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Twin Peaks | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Twin Peaks | 5% |
| Wet Willie's | 1.5%Local+2%Nat'l |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Twin Peaks | 3% |
| Wet Willie's | 2% local+ 1.5%Nat'l |
| Year Founded | |
| Twin Peaks | 2005 |
| Wet Willie's | 1990 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Twin Peaks | 2005 |
| Wet Willie's | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Twin Peaks | 15 years |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Twin Peaks | |
| Wet Willie's | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Twin Peaks | *Multi-unit developers (ability to develop three or more restaurants): $500,000 liquid (per store); $1,500,000 net worth (per store). *Strong banking relationships and ability to secure funding. Management and Operating Requirements *At least five years multi-unit restaurant operations and development experience. *The ability to deliver a superlative customer experience while maintaining a dedication to develop the Twin Peaks culture. *Live in your market and have strong ties to the local community. *The ability to create and manage an organization that recruits, trains, retains and motivates people effectively. *Dedication to operations excellence. |
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Financing Options |
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Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Twin Peaks | *The franchise group's control person and all management participate in a 6-7 week training program at the Twin Peaks Training Center located in Dallas, Texas. *Additionally, we provide an opening training team to provide on-site pre-opening and opening training, supervision and assistance to you for a minimum of 14 days. *Once completed, franchisees receive regular updates to their training, including on-site visits and operation reviews. |
| Wet Willie's | Before opening your Wet Willie's, you, your Operating Principal and your Manager must complete, to our satisfaction, an 8-week initial training program we conduct. You, your Operating Principal and your Manager must have successfully completed all state and local required food hygiene and sanitation training as well as having completed a certified course for responsible alcohol service before attending our training program. We will provide up to 10 days of on-site training for all of your other full and part-time hourly employees and members of your staff. We will not charge you a fee for the training of your first Manager and your initial staff. We may charge you a fee for any additional required or optional training and training for subsequent staff. All training will be provided at a location we designate. You must pay for your employees' travel expenses and room, board, wages and insurance during training. The initial training program for you, your Operating Principal and your Manager, which lasts 8 weeks, is conducted at our headquarters located in Savannah, Georgia or at a different location if you and we agree on it. Our training program is overseen by William Dickinson whose experience is listed in Item 2 of this disclosure document. Any other individuals involved in the training program will have at least one year of experience in the subject they teach. |
| Support | |
| Twin Peaks | *Development and Site Selection help *Grand opening *Training teams *Meetings *Intranet system/Online training materials *Security/safety procedures *Field operations/evaluations *Purchasing cooperatives, R&D |
| Wet Willie's | After you open your Wet Willie's, we will provide the following assistance and services to you: * Our staff will be accessible to you and your staff for consultation by telephone, fax, written communication, e-mail and other forms of electronic communication. * We will visit your Wet Willie's location from time to time to conduct quality reviews and to consult with the staff regarding Standards of Quality and Performance Compliance. * We will host refresher training sessions for franchisees at franchisee conferences and conventions. * We will develop and provide additions and supplements to the Operations Manual as they become available * Marketing materials * Operation of a Brand Fund * Access to our intranet site * Hosting a web page for you on our website. * Evaluation of proposed modifications to our approved suppliers and products. * Access to our approved supplier network and the ability to take advantage of our buying power. |
| Marketing | |
| Twin Peaks | Co-op advertising, Interactive Website, Merchandise, Email Club, Billboards, Girl of the Month photo shoots, Twin Peaks TV in house ads, Seasonal Costume changes, Private label beer. |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Operations | |
| Twin Peaks | *50% of all franchisees own more than one unit. *Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 60. *Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.. |
| Wet Willie's | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Twin Peaks | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Twin Peaks | |
| Wet Willie's | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Twin Peaks | |
| Wet Willie's | |