Golden Krust Franchising Inc.

Founded: 1989 Franchising since: 1996

3958 Park Ave. Bronx, New york 10457

Phone: (718)655-7878

Franchisor has 120 employee(s); 10 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	115	0	0	6
2008	--	--	--	--
2007	110	0	0	1
2006	105	0	0	1
2005	94	0	0	1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Canada, Eastern europe

Total investment: $91.8K-395K Franchise fee: $25K/15K

Ongoing royalty fee: 3% 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	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $300K-500K
Cash liquidity requirement: $120K-150K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience
• Marketing skills
• Organizational skills

Operations

• 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 8
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week+
• At franchisee's location: 1 week+
• At designated operating store : 1 week

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Radio, TV, newspapers, magazines, billboards

Franchise 500® rank:
#301 (2008); #241 (2007); #229 (2006);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#171 (2007); #168 (2006);