| Our
Franchise Opportunity |
| This franchise
business is built on three sturdy principles:
Great Bar-B-Q, impeccable service and tremendous
value. Coupled with the three separate revenue
streams of Dine in, Carry out and Catering opportunities,
we believe a Bandana's franchise has success
written all over it. |
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Q. |
What makes Bandana's
different from other restaurant franchises? |
A. |
Bandana's serves Southern
Style Bar-B-Q. We don't serve hamburgers, fish
sandwiches or pasta entrees. We serve barbecued
Pork, Beef, Chicken, Ribs and Turkey, with side
dishes that compliment our meals. Our secret
is our family recipes for our sauces and sides,
and our proprietary method of smoking meats.
In a nutshell, we make Southern Style Bar-B-Q,
cooked slow and served fast. |
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Q. |
What does the franchise
fee cover? |
A. |
The franchise
fee helps to cover the cost of providing you
with business opening assistance, initial training
and other support and franchise development
services. |
|
Q. |
How much is the
fee for continuing support services. |
A. |
The continuing
services, or "royalty" fee is 5% of
the gross sales derived from the franchised
restaurant, paid every week. This fee entitles
you to continued use of the Bandana's Bar-B-Q
name and trademarks, and access to our operating
systems, marketing assistance, on-going business
development consulting, and other benefits that
come with being part of the Bandana's Bar-B-Q
franchise system. |
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Q. |
What about Advertising? |
A. |
Building
recognition of the Bandana's Bar-B-Q name and
reputation is an important part of the business.
To this end, you will spend $10,000 on Grand
Opening Advertising promotion. You will also
contribute 1.5% of your gross sales to an advertising
and development fund designated to provide promotional
benefits for every member of the franchise system.
An additional .5% will be used for national
advertising in the future. |
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|
Q. |
How much training
is provided in the Bandana's Bar-B-Q system
of operations? |
A. |
You and
two of your employees will participate in
an initial training course of approximately
5 weeks duration depending on your experience.
This course provides instruction in kitchen
duties, customer service techniques, and administrative
procedures involved in running a Bandana's
Bar-B-Q Restaurant. You may also be invited
to attend refresher-training seminars from
time to time. |
|
Q. |
What
form on continuing guidance will I receive? |
A. |
As a Bandana's
Bar-B-Q franchise owner, you will receive
periodic visits from your franchise representative,
who will provide guidance and quality control,
and answer any questions you may have. You
will also receive a copy of the Bandana's
Bar-B-Q Confidential Operations Manual, which
covers the policies and procedures involved
in running your business. As the manual is
updated, revisions will be made available
to you. And, of course, we'll only be a telephone
call away for answers to any questions that
may arise during the day-to-day operation
of your business. |
|
Q. |
Will
I have exclusive territory? |
|
A. |
Yes, each
Bandana's Bar-B-Q Restaurant will be located
in its own, "designated area," inside
which no other Bandana's Restaurant will be
developed. Your territory may be defined by
zip code boundaries, highways, physical landforms,
and other criteria. The typical designated
area will include a base of approximately
150,000 people. |
|
Q. |
What
is the term of the Bandana's Bar-B-Q franchise
agreement? |
|
A. |
The term
of the Bandana's Bar-B-Q franchise is ten
years. The franchise agreement is renewable
for up to three additional successive five-year
terms, provided renewal criteria are satisfied. |
|
Q. |
What
is my next step |
|
A. |
Just fill
out the Franchise
Evaluation form and return
it to us. If, after reviewing your qualifications
we feel you have the potential to join the
Bandana's Bar-B-Q franchise organization,
you will be invited to meet with us in person.
If you have any questions in the meantime,
please feel free to call us at 636-537-8200 |
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