Restaurant Franchises
The business related to foods has always been preferred by franchisees. The FMCG sector has a strong presence at the global franchising market. Apart from fast food chains, there are also many successful restaurant chains. In this case, the investment is comparatively high but the obtained know-how should not be underestimated. You can trust the long-standing successful practice and the advanced franchising business models.
Arby's
Forrest and Leroy Raffel started their franchising business in 1950 as a consultancy firm in the food industry. However, when time passed their wish to have their own restaurant prevailed. In 1964, they found their first restaurant in Ohio. A year later, they started to offer franchise opportunity. Today, with more than 3,700 restaurants worldwide, Arby’s (R.B. from Raffel Brothers) is in top 10 of the world franchises.
HuHot Mongolian Grill
HuHot Mongolian Grill was founded in 1999. In 2002, the company started to offer franchising. At the moment, HuHot Mongolian Grill has 35 restaurants in different states in US. The Franchising Medias have more than bright forecasts about the chain’s development. Currently, HuHot Mongolian Grill is in top 50 of Business Magazine for three consecutive years – 2007, 2008, 2009.
Huddle House
Huddle House was founded in 1960. The company develops its franchising model in 1966 and its units are located in gas stations like Exxon, BP, Citgo, Shell, and Texaco. The restaurants are open 24/7 and offer fast food, beef, pork, chicken, and seafood. For over 45 years Huddle House developed a network of over 430 restaurants in America.
Golden Corral
Golden Corral started their business in 1973, when they began opening cozy restaurants in the small towns from Virginia to Texas. In 1987, Golden Corral expanded their business through franchising as they enriched the menu and started to offer donuts, muffins, cookies, pie, and pizza. Today, almost 500 restaurants are operating under the name of Golden Corral and every 20 days a new one is opening. The biggest Franchise media – Entrepreneur Magazine announces the chain as number 1 in the family restaurants’ sector for 14 consecutive years.
Danny”s Donuts
In 1953, Harold Butler opens Danny’s Donuts in Lakewood, California. Six years later, the company already has 20 restaurants all over the state and changes its name to Denny’s. In 1963, Denny’s started to develop its business using the franchising model and enriching the menu. Today, Denny’s over 1500 restaurant units offer breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and work 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, serving around 27 million customers monthly.
