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Industry

Restaurants

Company Type

Quick Service Hot Dog Restaurant

Size

$5-8 Million

Investment Type

Equity

For additional information, please contact:
John Haltmaier | Managing Director
(212) 418-1183

Overview

Frank & Furter’s (F&F) is an emerging quick service restaurant (QSR) chain focused on hand-crafted hot dogs using top quality ingredients. Raising $5-8 million of equity to add new franchised stores, open two+ corporate-owned stores in the Phoenix/Scottdale, AZ region, and eventually build a nationwide brand.

  • High demand with limited competition – hot dogs are immensely popular and lack a national chain – largest competitor
    only has 300+ stores
  • Proof of concept – successfully converted and rebranded three restaurants in San Jose, CA into Frank & Furter’s Handcrafted Hot Dogs in 2024
  • Exciting and innovative menu – serve all beef hot dogs, hamburgers, Italian sweet chicken sausage, all beef corn dogs and a vegetarian option, all with multiple standard and creative toppings
  • Highly successful Leadership – Founders have built multiple successful businesses, including Quanta Services (NYSE: PWR), a Fortune 300 company, and The Joint Chiropractic (NASDAQ: JYNT), the world’s largest franchised network of chiropractic services – over 950 locations

Opportunity

Despite the popularity of QSRs and Americans’ love of hot dogs, there are no hot dog restaurant chains comparable in size to the many hamburger, chicken, pizza and Mexican QSR brands.

  • According to a survey by US Foods, a leading food distributor to US restaurants, 91% of Americans love hot dogs
  • $8.3 billion was spent on hot dogs in US grocery stores in 2023, according to the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council
  • There are nearly 200,000 QSR franchise locations in the US with none of the largest chains focused on hot dogs
  • Wienerschnitzel is the largest hot dog restaurant chain in the US with only about 320 locations compared with over 13,000 for McDonald’s and almost 7,000 Burger Kings

Solution/Strategy

Anchored by the three franchised locations in San Jose, CA and $2.4 million in seed funding, attractive unit set-up costs, comprehensive support and training, F&F has laid the foundation to expand nation-wide.

  • Targeting single and multi-unit franchise operators interested in creating American’s next great franchised restaurant brand
  • Restaurant industry veteran Charles Bruce, former CEO of Peter Piper Pizza and Johnny Rockets, leads a talented team with expertise in all aspects of franchised retail concepts including Massage Envy and The Joint
  • Existing locations consistently generate positive reviews on social media, including consumers living outside of San Jose asking when the F&F experience will enter their markets
  • The San Francisco 49ers have also qualified F&F as a preferred vendor for their home games at Levi’s Stadium

Innovative and Exciting Menu

F&F sources all-beef hot dogs from Vienna Beef, the legendary Chicago-based provider of high-quality hot dogs to the restaurant industry. Management includes experienced culinary talent to develop and test new products in the company-owned restaurants F&F plans to open and operate in the Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ market.

Franchise Unit Economics

Cost per Location: low – ranging between $300,000 and $800,000 (depending on size and location)


Size: Ideal size stores range from 1,200-1,800 SF


Expected Revenue: On average per location is expected to ramp from $600,000 in year one to $1.3 million over the following two to three years


Expected Operating Margin: 22-25% upon maturation indicating a 28-month payback of initial investment


Current Store Revenues: range from $500,000 to nearly $1 million run-rate and growing

Management

Charles Bruce

Chief Executive Officer


Over 30 years of experience in franchise restaurant senior management, including as CEO of Peter Piper Pizza and Johnny Rockets and various senior positions with Wendy’s and Pizza Hut. BA, Business and Modern Language, Kansas State University.

Julian Colmar

Chief Financial Officer


Over ten year’s experience in finance with Business Ventures Corp dealing in public offerings and development of private companies including iFlex Stretch Studios and Frank & Furter’s. BA, Economics and Accounting, UC Santa Barbara.

Lyle Myers

Chief Development Officer


Over 35 years of franchise sales experience with companies including Massage Envy, Redline Athletics, Iflex Stretch Studios and Sparkle Grooming Corp.BA, Business St. Regis University, MBA St. Regis University.

Craig Colmar

Co-Founder, Board Member

Richard Reese

Board Member

Steve Colmar

Co-Founder, Board Member


Craig Colmar, Steve Colmar, and Richard Rees operate Business Ventures Corp, a special situations venture group that has co-founded multiple concepts, five of which became public companies, including Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR), a Fortune 300 company, and the Joint Chiropractic (NASDAQ:JYNT), the largest franchisor and operator of retail chiropractic in the world, with over 950 units.

Specific Risks

  • May be unable to attract franchisees and execute growth strategy
  • Limited experience operating company-owned restaurants and may not be able to replicate success across new locations
  • Profitability may not meet expectations due to lower than expected store traffic and spend per customer and high than expected costs
  • It may be difficult to find a sufficient number of reliable, hard-working individuals to staff the restaurants
  • Highly competitive industry across multiple dining options and if FNF is successful, it may attract more hot dog entrants
  • Private securities are speculative, illiquid, and carry a high degree of risk – including the loss of the entire investment
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