Nathan's Famous Inc.

Founded: 1916 Franchising since: 1988

1400 Old Country Rd., #400 Westbury, New york 11590

Phone: (516)338-8500

Franchisor has 35 employee(s); 18 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	226	0	15	5
2008	208	0	21	6
2007	178	0	15	6
2006	173	0	8	6
2005	363	0	17	5

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: $277.4K-1M Franchise fee: $30K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5.5% Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable

Express/kiosk option available

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: $500K
Cash liquidity requirement: $200K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience

Operations

• 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 14
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (65% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• At franchisee's location: 5-10 days
• At corporate training location : 3 weeks

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#166 (2009);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#131 (2009);