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Picnic People

Company picnics & outdoor events

Background

Founded: 1984 Franchising since: 2003
9558 Camino Ruiz
San Diego, California 92126
Phone:
(858)586-1717


Franchisor has 45 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2008 5 0 0 0
2007 4 0 0 0
2006 5 0 0 0
2005 4 0 0 0

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: Counties within 1-hour drive time from outlet

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $49.5K-127.5K
Franchise fee: $25K
Ongoing royalty fee: 6%
Term of agreement: 6 years, renewable


Type of Financing Available
In-House Third Party
Franchise Fee No No
Startup Costs No No
Equipment No No
Inventory No No
Accounts Receivable No No
Payroll No No

Qualifications
Business Experience:
  • Industry experience
  • Existing business with at least $1M in revenue

Operations
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 20
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 3-4 days
  • At franchisee's location: 7 days
  • Ongoing training as needed

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Grand opening
  • Internet
  • Security/safety procedures
  • Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support
  • Regional advertising

Other marketing support
  • Website