Fuddruckers
Upscale hamburger restaurantBackground
Founded: 1980 Franchising since: 1983
With a '50s and '60s rock 'n' roll theme, Fuddruckers opened in 1980 in San Antonio, Texas, and started franchising three years later. Fuddruckers operates and franchises more than 200 restaurants in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and the Middle East. Restaurants serve freshly ground hamburgers from on-premise butcher shops and freshly baked goods from in-store bakeries.
Franchisor is a privately-held company with 35 employee(s); 9 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
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: DMAs
With a '50s and '60s rock 'n' roll theme, Fuddruckers opened in 1980 in San Antonio, Texas, and started franchising three years later. Fuddruckers operates and franchises more than 200 restaurants in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and the Middle East. Restaurants serve freshly ground hamburgers from on-premise butcher shops and freshly baked goods from in-store bakeries.
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5700 Mopac Expwy. S., #C300 Austin, Texas 78749 |
Phone: (512)275-0421 |
Franchisor is a privately-held company with 35 employee(s); 9 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
| Year | U.S. Franchises | Canadian Franchises | Foreign Franchises | Company Owned |
| 2005 | 99 | 1 | 20 | 113 |
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: DMAs
Costs and Fees
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Total investment: $740K-1.5M Franchise fee: $50K |
Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 20 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: $1.5M
Cash liquidity requirement: $550K
Business Experience:
- Industry experience
- General business experience
Operations
- 53% of all franchisees own more than one unit
- Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 40
- Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Training and Support
Training
Ongoing Support
Marketing Support
- 6-week training program
Ongoing Support
- Newsletter
- Meetings
- Grand opening
- Internet
- Field operations/evaluations
Marketing Support
- Regional advertising