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Lenny's Sub Shop

Philly cheesesteaks & sub sandwiches

Background

Founded: 1998 Franchising since: 2001
8295 Tournament Dr., #200
Memphis, Tennessee 38125
Phone:
(901)753-4002


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 30 employee(s); 12 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2009 160 0 0 2
2008 168 0 0 2
2007 131 0 0 2
2006 89 0 0 22
2005 55 0 0 15

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, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: By county

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $211K-365K
Franchise fee: $25K
Ongoing royalty fee: 6%
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable


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: $500K
Cash liquidity requirement: $200K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
  • Multi-unit experience preferred

Operations
  • 95% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 5 weeks
  • At franchisee's location: 10 days

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

Marketing Support
  • Ad slicks
  • Regional advertising

Rankings

Franchise 500® rank:
#183 (2009); #191 (2008);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#86 (2009); #98 (2008);


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