PrimoHoagies Franchise Support
One of the biggest reasons to take advantage of one of our PrimoHoagies franchise opportunities is the training and support you receive. When we got our start, there were hoagie shops on every street around Philadelphia. This meant that we needed to create an opportunity that went above and beyond what the others could offer. Our award-winning, proprietary bread was a good place to start, but we needed to offer something that would greatly benefit franchisees. This is why our PrimoHoagies franchise opportunities come with initial and ongoing support to keep you on the right track with your new business.
After you sign the franchise agreement, the first step is to find a location for your new franchise. To maximize the most out of your training, we want your location to be under construction while you are learning what you need to run your franchise efficiently. We provide real estate support so that our franchisees find the perfect location in their area for a PrimoHoagies restaurant.
We engage with a local real estate broker, who then finds all the available real estate in the franchisee’s trade area that meets the criteria for one of our restaurant franchises. The broker will also talk to landlords about other locations that may become available soon. You, us, and the broker all decide on which location is best for your new franchise, and then we go ahead and sign the lease. With your new location underfoot, you are ready to take the next step toward owning a restaurant franchise with us.
Now that you have your location secured, we have to build it out. We offer construction support to help you use an architect to design the initial layout and take it out to bid for a general contractor. Once you choose a general contractor, we will help you manage them and the construction to keep up with timelines and uphold our quality standards.
Training
While your franchise is being constructed, you will come to our corporate location to begin your training. This is a real PrimoHoagies store, which means you will be learning in a real location with real customers and products. Our training program consists of 160 hours, both in a classroom and in the live store. We introduce you to our vendors, show you how to use the Point of Sale (POS) systems, and our marketing department will come in and talk about social media marketing and how it could play an imperative role in getting your franchise on people’s radar.
Grand Opening
After your initial training is complete, you will then prepare for your grand opening in your new location. Our grand opening team will come out to your restaurant about four days before the grand opening to help with a soft opening. This is a smaller gathering at your store, typically just friends and family, to make sure everything is ready for the real thing. The whole team will stay for the first week of your grand opening, and one or two team members will stay at your location the following week to make sure you are all set with your new PrimoHoagies restaurant.
In addition to our PrimoHoagies grand opening team, we also offer grand opening support. Our franchisees are required to spend $10,000 on the grand opening marketing campaign . Our internal marketing department works with each franchisee on how to spend that money based on where they are and what demographics they should target.
Ongoing Support
Marketing and Operational
Once your franchise is up and running, we don’t just send you on your way and hope for the best. We continue to support you and try to keep you on the right track for your business. We have ongoing digital marketing support, which we use social media and reputation management, and we also manage your digital presence with photos and optimized websites so that your franchise shows up in search.
We also have operational support that continues throughout your franchising career. Our field consultants visit our stores once every six weeks to make sure that every franchise is keeping up with the PrimoHoagies standards and using the best practices for their business. The consultants also do inspections to make sure the stores are keeping up with food safety standards, and they check the POS for different logs and do an audit on the systems to make sure they are optimal and the profit and loss numbers are as expected.
24/7 hotline
Our franchisees also have access to a 24/7 line that they can call when they have any questions about their franchise. We are always there to help our franchisees, so we made sure that there was someone there to talk to at any time of the day. Starting any new business can be hard, but when you take advantage of PrimoHoagies franchise opportunities, you know that you are in good hands.
Manager Training
We also offer opportunities for multi-unit investments as well. If you are someone who is looking into investing in multiple franchises, we are the perfect opportunity for you. We have additional training to franchisees who are hiring a manager to help take care of different locations. This training helps to ensure that the managers are also aware of the PrimoHoagies standards and best practices.
The Advantages of PrimoHoagies Franchise Opportunities
PrimoHoagies franchise opportunities also offer superior products than what are currently on the market. We mentioned our award-winning bread, but we have also partnered with Thumann’s, who offers some of the best delicatessen food in the country. This partnership allows us to serve gourmet cheeses and fine meats in our hoagies. Between our business model and franchise opportunities and the products, we have a huge advantage over a lot of other sub and sandwich shops out there.
How Can I Get Started?
If you want to find out more about PrimoHoagies franchise opportunities, the first step is to reach out to us. Before you can actually take advantage of our training and support, we want to get to know you first. We will arrange a time to chat and make sure that we share similar goals and interests. We will also want to learn more about your interest in PrimoHoagies and why you believe that our franchise opportunities are right for you.
For more information of our stellar franchisee training and support, contact us today.
