Beef 'O'Brady's

Founded: 1985 Franchising since: 1998

5510 LaSalle, #200 Tampa, Florida 33607

Phone: (813)226-2333

Franchisor has 32 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	257	0	0	4
2008	247	0	0	4
2007	223	0	0	4
2006	208	0	0	4
2005	165	0	0	3

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S.

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 3 mile radius; up to 3 units

Total investment: $348K-786.5K Franchise fee: $35K

Ongoing royalty fee: 4% 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: $250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $125K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 30
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 8 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 2 weeks
• At Beef 'O'Brady's University, workshops

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#190 (2009); #182 (2008); #132 (2007); #170 (2006); #128 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2009; 2008; 2007; 2006; 2005;

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#94 (2007);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#147 (2009);