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Entrees Made Easy

Meal preparation service

Background

Founded: 2004 Franchising since: 2006
67 S. Higley Rd., #103
Gilbert, Arizona 85296
Phone:
(480)985-7900


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 15 employee(s); 15 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2007 21 0 0 2
2006 2 0 0 2
2005 N/A N/A N/A 2

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 100,000 population

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $172.8K-296.5K
Franchise fee: $30K
Ongoing royalty fee: 5%
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable


Type of Financing Available
In-House Third Party
Franchise Fee No No
Startup Costs No No
Equipment No Yes
Inventory No Yes
Accounts Receivable No Yes
Payroll No No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience

Operations
  • 80% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 1 week
  • At franchisee's location: 1 week

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Grand opening
  • Internet
  • Security/safety procedures
  • Field operations/evaluations
  • Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support
  • Co-op advertising
  • Ad slicks
  • National media
  • Regional advertising

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