Firehouse Subs

Founded: 1994 Franchising since: 1995

3410 Kori Rd. Jacksonville, Florida 32257

Phone: (904)886-8300

Franchisor has 45 employee(s); 11 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	340	0	0	30
2008	310	0	0	30
2007	254	0	0	32
2006	199	0	0	36
2005	154	0	0	33

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Varies

Total investment: $221.1K-464.7K Franchise fee: $20K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $70K-100K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 18
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• Training restaurant : 6 weeks

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Agency field support

Franchise 500® rank:
#90 (2009); #134 (2008); #111 (2007); #144 (2006); #110 (2005);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#54 (2009); #72 (2008); #89 (2007); #65 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#115 (2006);