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[...] Association. If you’re eager to join this trend, you’ll have to first sign a franchise agreement, the legal contract that spells out exactly how you can run your own franchise location. [...]

[...] high success rates of certain brands, but are cautious given the high labor requirements. Investment Summary: Carl’s Jr. operates primarily in the west coast of the US. Owned by CKE Restaurants, a [...]

[...] that have more strategic growth plans and show consistent year over year sales growth. Investment Summary: Founded in 2005 by Shelly Hwang and Young Lee, Pinkberry has quickly become a leader in  [...]

[...] of profit. Overall, we like the pizza sector, but are slightly cautious due to saturation. Investment Summary: Little Caesars is a middle-tier pizza franchise with approximately 3,200 locations across [...]

[...] the sector, but there are certainly a few key brands that stand out from the competition. Investment Summary: Manhattan Bagel is a neat concept owned by the guys at Einstein Bros Bagels. The concept [...]

[...] Sector Summary: The dessert category is competitive, but not as competitive as some of the other sectors [...]

[...] Sector Summary: Pizza has become one of America’s favorite foods with approximately 69,000 pizzerias in the [...]

[...] Sector Summary: Despite growing health concerns in the US, burgers continue to grow and gain popularity.  [...]

[...] Sector Summary: The dessert category is competitive, but not as competitive as some of the other sectors [...]

[...] they still have some changes to make to the model to make it work. Recommendation: TheFranchiseHound believes entering the Panchero’s system will provide a weak return on investment. While we think [...]

[...] such as Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton to help sell their product. Recommendation: TheFranchiseHound believes entering the Carl’s Jr. franchise program will offer a good return on investment. While [...]

[...] of Starbucks) is an investor and a Board Director at Pinkberry. Recommendation: TheFranchiseHound believes entering the Pinkberry system will provide a good return on investment. We appreciate  [...]

[...] from supplying products to its stores, this number is quite high. Recommendation: TheFranchiseHound believes entering the Little Caesars system will provide a mediocre return on investment. [...]

[...] owner interested in accepting cell phone credit card processing, then you will need a mobile merchant account. A mobile merchant account allows you to accept mobile transactions regardless of your [...]

[...] franchises must operate efficiently to maintain a good level of profit. Overall, we like the pizza sector, but are slightly cautious due to saturation. Investment Summary: Little Caesars is a middle- [...]

[...] franchises must operate efficiently to maintain a good level of profit. Overall, we like the pizza sector, but are slightly cautious due to saturation. Investment Summary: Villa Pizza is a mid-tier [...]

[...] foods with approximately 69,000 pizzerias in the US today. The pizza industry is a highly competitive sector and consists of both franchised and non-franchised outlets. The fierce competition results [...]

[...] with approximately 69,000 pizzerias in the US today.  The pizza industry is a highly competitive sector and consists of both franchised and non-franchised outlets. The fierce competition [...]

[...] their product, and discounting is used frequently to boost sales. Because of this, pizza franchises must operate efficiently to maintain a good level of profit. Overall, we like the pizza [...]

[...] their product, and discounting is used frequently to boost sales. Because of this, pizza franchises must operate efficiently to maintain a good level of profit. Overall, we like the pizza [...]

[...] 3,200 locations across the US. Relative to its peers, they have a weak product and weak unit economics. With average store sales around $440,000 and high food costs relative to its peers, we find [...]

[...] aggressive growth strategy has caused high failure rates and a lack of focus to increase unit economics in the system. Until we see these meaningful changes, we will not change our rating on the [...]

[...] unit sales are healthy versus its dessert peers, there are better options in the frozen yogurt sector. We are primarily concerned with the rapid growth. In just 3 and half years, the Company has [...]