Dinner By Design

Founded: 2003 Franchising since: 2004

10 N. Lake St. Grayslake, Illinois 60030

Phone: (847)986-3565

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 12 employee(s); 12 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	60	0	0	2
2006	55	0	0	1
2005	50	0	0	1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New hampshire, New jersey, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, United states, Vermont, Wisconsin, West virginia
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $145.2K-262.7K Franchise fee: $35K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: 10 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: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 4% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 4 days+
• At franchisee's location: 6 days

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media

Franchise 500® rank:
#315 (2008);

Top New Ranking:
#23 (2008);