Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine 2013 Buyer's Guide | Page 30

MULTI-UNIT Buyer’s Guide FOOD Fast Franchise Facts Franchising Since: 1986 Multi-Unit Franchisee Operating Units: 485 Total Franchise Operating Units: 780 Demographics We continue to capitalize on our growing brand awareness in the northeast, midwest and south. New territories in the southwest are opening in 2013. Company Operating Units: 295 Capital Investment: $453,000 to $627,200 excluding real estate Franchise Fee (per unit): $30,000 Royalty Fee (per unit): 4% Advertising Fee (per unit): 5% Earnings Claims: Yes Build-Out Options: New Prototype Free Standing, Inline, End Cap, Conversion, Malls, Airports Available Territories: United States SITE LOCATION Assistance Checkers provides experienced real estate, site selection and construction support and a complete guide to new restaurant opening and ownership. Qualifications Contact Our ideal candidate has multi-unit restaurant and/or franchise experience, has a passion for Checkers and a minimum net worth of $1 million. Strong ties and an understanding of the preferred market are a plus. Liz Waibel Lead Qualification Specialist [phone] [email protected] checkersfranchising.com OPPORTUNITY Description For the past few years, Checkers Restaurants seemed to flow unnoticed in the crowded fast food burger segment, content with its size, market share, and stagnant expansion. The truth is, Checkers has been revving up and emerged out of its “sleeping giant” mode, making breakthroughs in real estate, marketing, product development, customer satisfaction, and operational execution, effectively revamping the brand to take back the burger segment. Historically, Checkers offered one double drive thru restaurant format. Today, Checkers offers four formats that allow flexibility, reduce investment and dramatically improve returns.  Options include a redesigned freestanding restaurant, inline, end cap and existing restaurant conversions. Category leading sales, differentiated flavor and guest convenience creates a fun, exciting burger franchise. FULLY LOADED FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES Checkers has redefined itself to provide more revenue generating programs than ever before. Our new restaurant prototype is one of the recent updates we’ve made to bring value to our guests and franchisees. • Lower investment costs than previous free-standing locations • Improved drive-thru experience – fast, easy, accurate • Sales to Investment Ratio 1.8:1 • Redesigned kitchen provides operational efficiency • Iconic brand features remain – stainless steel band, checkerboard accents, red umbrellas and black, red and white color scheme WWW.CHECKERSFRANCHISING.COM 888.913.9135 © 2012 Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. THESE FRANCHISES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. SUCH REGISTRATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE APPROVAL, RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS NOR A FINDING BY THE COMMISSIONER THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN IS TRUE, COMPLTEE AND NOT MISLEADING. This advertisement is not an offering. An offering can only be made by a prospectus filed first with the Department of Law of the State of New York. Such filing does not constitute approval by the Department of Law. 25 MULTI-UNIT BUYER’S GUIDE 2013