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McRib is returning!

Kurosaki said:
The staff, in general, get paid much better than your typical fast food spot.

Back in high school, I remember sometimes people would be mad because X person got the job at In n Out and they had to work some other place that paid less. :laughing
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$2 free dollars with every Jesus!
 
Kurosaki said:
Your strong defense of a shitty fast food 'sandwich' is weird.
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So is the strong hate for it by the rest of you. :dunno

bojangle said:
Mine usually goes like this.

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:rofl

wazzuFreddo said:
FARVA! You're BANNED from Dimpus Burger! :twofinger
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DAMMIT! :laughing

berth said:
As I understand it, In-N-Out managers are paid quite well to boot.
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The entire team is paid well in relation to other restaurants. Chick-Fil-A is the same.
 
Kornholio said:
So is the strong hate for it by the rest of you. :dunno
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Can't speak for the others. Only Myself.

I don't hate it. It's just nothing special and far below something I feel is worth debating intensely with people about.
 
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berth said:
As I understand it, they also only let you have one store. So, you can't start your own mini CFA empire.

I was talking to someone recently, and I think they were telling me that there son was in line to get a CFA store. Like you said, other chains seem to want a lot of money from their operators, so it was kind of surprising.
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For the most part. There’s a small percentage of owners who have more than one store. But it’s nothing like a Taco Bell situation where there are franchisees with double digit amounts of stores.

Strange that the entry fee is so low for Chick-Fil-A. Not sure how the process works as to why, maybe there’s a royalty situation that’s different from say a McDonald’s...I dunno. Hell, I looked into a Weinershnitzel franchise...and even they wanted a million bucks up front. For that place?!

But still, the entry price to get into a Chick-Fil-A just doesn’t make sense. You open one of those, and it’s even more solid than a McDonald’s...you’re just printing money. You’d think the mothership would want a bigger franchise fee since it is such a lucrative venture.
 
Um, okay. The more you continue to post here, the more trying to say you're not interested in debating it goes right out the window.
 
It's a thread a see when I click my user CP.

Don't take it heart, Susan. You've been around here long enough.
 
TheRobSJ said:
But still, the entry price to get into a Chick-Fil-A just doesn’t make sense. You open one of those, and it’s even more solid than a McDonald’s...you’re just printing money. You’d think the mothership would want a bigger franchise fee since it is such a lucrative venture.
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From: https://thehustle.co/why-it-only-costs-10k-to-own-a-chick-fil-a-franchise/

Why Chick-fil-A franchises are so cheap


Take another look at the charts above, and you’ll see that Chick-fil-A stands out in a few ways:

It has no minimum net worth requirement.
It has the lowest franchise fee of any chain ($10k).
It has (by far) the lowest total investment cost for a franchisee ($10k).
It charges (by far) the highest royalty fee.
The reason for this? Unlike other franchise models, Chick-fil-A — not the franchisee — covers nearly the entire cost of opening each new restaurant (which, according to its financial disclosures, runs from $343k to $2m). The franchisee only pays the $10k franchise fee.

Chick-fil-A pays for (and retains ownership of) everything — real estate, equipment, inventory — and in return, it takes a MUCH bigger piece of the pie.

While a franchise like KFC takes 5% of sales, Chick-fil-A commands 15% of sales + 50% of any profit.
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So, yea, CFA basically ponies up all of the upfront, but takes a large chunk of the returns.

Doesn't mean it's a bad deal for a franchisee, especially with the low up front costs. But it's certainly a different deal than the others.
 
TheRobSJ said:
For the most part. There’s a small percentage of owners who have more than one store. But it’s nothing like a Taco Bell situation where there are franchisees with double digit amounts of stores.

Strange that the entry fee is so low for Chick-Fil-A. Not sure how the process works as to why, maybe there’s a royalty situation that’s different from say a McDonald’s...I dunno. Hell, I looked into a Weinershnitzel franchise...and even they wanted a million bucks up front. For that place?!

But still, the entry price to get into a Chick-Fil-A just doesn’t make sense. You open one of those, and it’s even more solid than a McDonald’s...you’re just printing money. You’d think the mothership would want a bigger franchise fee since it is such a lucrative venture.
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I looked it up. Chik Fil A only charges a $10K franchise fee and has no net worth requirements because they pay for, and own, the development of the stores and the real estate, unlike other franchises. They make up for it in royalties and profits. Most fast food franchisees pay about 5% royalty (4-8% range). Chik Fil A charges 15% royalty plus 50% of net profits from each store, which is far higher than any other franchise. So that's the difference.
 
Kornholio said:
Essentially. The youngest generations are Beckys, the middles are Karens and the Boomers are Susans.
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Hmmm. Well, all I know is that Stacy's mom has got it going on.
 
berth said:
From: https://thehustle.co/why-it-only-costs-10k-to-own-a-chick-fil-a-franchise/



So, yea, CFA basically ponies up all of the upfront, but takes a large chunk of the returns.

Doesn't mean it's a bad deal for a franchisee, especially with the low up front costs. But it's certainly a different deal than the others.
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bojangle said:
I looked it up. Chik Fil A only charges a $10K franchise fee and has no net worth requirements because they pay for, and own, the development of the stores and the real estate, unlike other franchises. They make up for it in royalties and profits. Most fast food franchisees pay about 5% royalty (4-8% range). Chik Fil A charges 15% royalty plus 50% of net profits from each store, which is far higher than any other franchise. So that's the difference.
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Holy shit. 15% of the gross and 50% of the net? Yeesh. Well at least the stores are outrageously busy, so a store operator will still make plenty of money. Even if you’re only allowed to be open 6 days a week. But you’re not gonna be a multimillionaire anytime soon with corporate taking that big of a rake.

Then again, you pretty much need to already be a multimillionaire to get into a McDonald’s store. So the franchise fee makes it much more accessible to most. Though I have a feeling that Chick-Fil-A’s vetting process is so strict that there are probably more people out there who are multimillionaires who can just buy into another franchise than there are people who would actually “qualify” to run a Chick-Fil-A. I imagine the second I answered “make sure my fantasy football lineup is good” when asked how I spend my Sunday mornings, I’d be disqualified from running one of their stores.
 
Kurosaki said:
Stacy's mom is Jessie's girl. And her phone number is 867-5309.
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Fountains of Wayne should not be mentioned in the same sentence as the likes of Rick Springfield.

FOW are still one of my favorite bands despite breaking up a few years back and then losing their songwriter/bassist to Covid.

RIP Adam Schlesinger.
 
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