McDonald's
Contents
Intro
A successful franchise worth studying. Franchise startup costs $500k cash down, and total of $1-2M. 4% franchise fee monthly + facility rental fee.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/requirements-to-open-a-mcdonald-s-franchise-1350970
- Gross of USA McDonald's is $2.7M on average according to the article above. Net is $150k average (global?) - [1]
- Interestingly, chick-fil-a accepts 80 of 20,000 applications per year, but has only a $10k franchise fee. It has a unique business culture.
Finances
- Typical rent is 22% of gross [2]
- Other fees are 10% (marketing and support)
- $160k per avg franchise. This must be net, no?
More
- Pros and cons of franchising - [3]
- M&A and no money down techniques - [4]
- 3000 franchises in USA generate $1T revenue in USA - [5]. That is 5% of GDP.
Internal Links
- The McDonaldization of Society (Book)
- Chick-fil-A
- McDonald's franchise FAQ - [6]
- McDonalds
- Time to Reach $1B Revenue
