Moe's Southwest Grill

Founded: 2000 Franchising since: 2001

200 Glenridge Point Pkwy., #200 Atlanta, Georgia 30342

Phone: (404)255-3250

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 40 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	397	4	0	4
2008	387	5	0	3
2007	359	0	0	1
2006	335	0	0	1
2005	231	0	0	1

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, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $448.9K-820K Franchise fee: $30K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $1M
Cash liquidity requirement: $300K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience
• Marketing skills
• Excellent attention to detail

Operations

• 65% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• 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

Other marketing support

• Website & promo tools

Franchise 500® rank:
#113 (2009); #111 (2008); #73 (2007); #92 (2006); #148 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2007;

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#40 (2007); #44 (2006); #42 (2005);

Top New Ranking:
#2 (2006); #6 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#89 (2009); #104 (2008); #70 (2007); #82 (2006);