A SMASHING OPPORTUNITY
FLEXIBLE REAL ESTATE DESIGNS
From the kitchen to the drive-thru, Smashburger has been built for today’s modern guest and digital landscape. The traditional fast casual dining experience isn’t going anywhere, but we’ve elevated it and added more options beyond ordering at the counter. From a full-service bar to app-to-table ordering with QR codes and our virtual drive-thru, Smashburger’s new prototypes create more opportunities in more venues for our guests and our franchisees.
Site Requirements
At Smashburger, we’ve taken a regionalized hub-and-spoke approach to our site selection to maximize our operations, marketing efficiency and supply chain. Our experienced real estate team will provide insight and support during the site selection process. We use consumer profiling to identify key demographics, site accessibility, visibility, competition and more when reviewing sites.
Traditional criteria include:
- Building Size: Optimal Range of 2100 to 2600 sq feet plus patio seating. Our non-traditional locations can be as small as 500 sq ft, depending on shared services.
- Population: 50,000 within 2 miles; daytime population of 30,000+
- Household Income: $70,000
- Traffic Counts: 30,000 minimum with direct view to location
NON-TRADITIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Our continued focus on building the Smashburger of tomorrow means flexible restaurant designs for non-traditional real estate such as airports, stadiums, college campuses, casinos and more. Our current non-traditional locations are managed by everting from large, national operating partners to self-operating campuses to everything in between. We not only serve a “better burger” in the U.S.; Smashburger can be found all over the world in seven countries with a focus on expanding internationally to other markets.
Non-Traditional
• Airports
• College Campus & Universities
• Casino’s
• Military Installations
International
We currently have locations in 7 different countries. We are searching for Master Franchisors and or Franchisees in the following countries• Middle East
• Europe
• Southeast
• Asia
• Central America
INVESTMENT & FEES
When it comes to cost and fees for a traditional restaurant, a complete list can be found in Item 7 with in the current Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD). If you are interested in finding out more such as initial investment, please complete the inquiry form to get the process started..
Total Investment: $941,860 - $2,017,426
Initial Franchise Fee: $40,000
Development Fee: When entering a multi-unit development agreement,
Smashburger will collect $20,000 per store as part of the agreement. This fee will apply
to the franchise fee at the time of signing the franchise agreement for each site
Royalty Fee: 5.5% gross weekly sales
Marketing Fee: 2.5% gross weekly sales
Candidate
Criteria
We are on a mission to bring the joy of eating Smashburger to fans across the globe and are looking for engaged, hands-on partners who can help us excite and delight every guest. If you have a proven track record in the restaurant industry with access to $250,000 liquid assets and a net worth of $1.5 million, we want to hear from you.
Financial
PerformanCe
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FRQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Item 19 of our Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) will give you more information about restaurant sales, costs, profits or losses, but actual results for individual franchises are affected by many factors beyond the company’s control. We encourage you to speak with current and former Smashburger franchisees (listed in Item 20 of the FDD) to hear about their experiences, as well as reviewing the FDD for additional insight.