Franchise Information

	Range of Cost
Description of Expense	Low	High
Initial Franchise Fee	$35,000	$35,000
Leasehold Improvements	$90,000	$130,000
Architectural/Engineering Fees	$1,500	$5,000
Training Travel Expenses/Wages (2 people)**	$1,000	$3,500
Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment***	$20,000	$30,000
Computer Equipment	$3,000	$6,000
Signs	$4,000	$6,000
Initial Inventory and Supplies	$5,000	$9,000
Lease Payments (3 Months)	$10,500	$22,500
Employee Salaries (3 Months)	$20,000	$45,000
Insurance (3 Months)	$3,000	$6,000
Miscellaneous Fees	$8,000	$15,000
Grand Opening Advertising	$2,500	$2,500
Additional Funds (3 months)†	$11,000	$25,000
Total	$214,500	$340,500
* See UFOC for further details Travel, lodging, and wages during training for one owner and one general manager in Let’s Dish!’s corporate headquarters in Burnsville, MN * This is the range of estimated initial expenditures for FF&E during the first three months of operations if you lease equipment. If you purchase the FF&E outright, your estimated initial investment will generally range from $83,000-93,000. † These figures have not been offset by operating revenues.

Ongoing Fees
In addition to day-to-day business operations expenses, franchisees pay ongoing fees for corporate infrastructure and franchisee support. These expenses include royalties (6% of revenue) and advertising fees (2% of revenue) paid to Let’s Dish!. Franchisees are also required to spend 1% of revenue on local advertising to support the brand.