Hypothetical New Franchise

I'm in Jacksonville, but it's a franchise - can be started anywhere.

Are you talking about starting a NEW restaurant, then plan on franchising later?

Likely one of those salad places. I actually think a few are about to open in BR and New Orleans. Low overhead, not many employees required, people will continue to trend towards healthier stuff I believe, and you can still do enough things with it to not be boring.

I disagree. I think it's a bad idea actually and have never fully understood the point.

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Are we talking Roly Poly type shite or a sit down restaurant?

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Either. I am interested in people's thoughts as to why they would open up a particular franchise. I have thought about starting a franchise and understand the time and commitment necessary. Some franchises would require a more structured schedule after the initial startup process. A sandwich shop would not require a commitment of late nights, weekends, and holidays forever. The downside is that it may not be as "fun" and may have a lower return on the investment.

chili's, those places are always packed. or Santa Fe Cattle Co. the one in hammond is always slammed

Easy answer. "Cocktails and Dreams".

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Either. I am interested in people's thoughts as to why they would open up a particular franchise. I have thought about starting a franchise and understand the time and commitment necessary. Some franchises would require a more structured schedule after the initial startup process. A sandwich shop would not require a commitment of late nights, weekends, and holidays forever. The downside is that it may not be as "fun" and may have a lower return on the investment.

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The I would look at this purly as an investment no matter how much you're putting into it. The service industry is rarely "fun" for an owner unless it's very est. and has been operating in that current location for 2+ yrs..

With that said . . .

1. Mexican (in general) - routinely low food costs. Mexican res. can withstand almost any variable if the food is good. People also associate mexican food with margaritas which is pure gold for most establishments. They hit the customer for $8+ for 2 ritas when their meal was only $20. For those 2 reasons alone mexican would be my first choice.

I haven't see to many mexican restaurants in the areas of FL Iv'e been to. That could be bad/good.

2. Do what's hot right now. Seriously. Healthy is in right now. Someone mentioned Evo's earlier. Places like this you can get into for relatively cheap and still be competitive. What's the yogurt biz doing in Jacksonville right now? The self serve stores are on the rise around here.