| “We Treat You Like The Dog You Are!”
Estimated initial investment range:
$175,500 – $367,500
Franchise Fee: $25,000
Liquidity: $150,000
Net Worth required: $500,000
After 13 fun-filled years, Dogwater Café, the legendary dog-themed sports café's of Tampa Bay Florida, is finally ready to offer franchises to motivated, fun-loving, hard-working, restaurant people.
There's plenty of competition in the Tampa Bay area, and Dogwater Café has earned a reputation for having the best wings, burgers, chicken sandwiches, and salads, along with the best sports coverage, and the best atmosphere for the whole family to enjoy. It's pretty obvious: We're proud of our restaurants. Come see why.
A Dogwater Café is comparable in size and seating capacity to many other casual dining restaurants. While the investment in a Dogwater Café can be significantly less expensive, it's up-scale menu, and full service bar permit it to generate higher revenues, higher profits, and enhanced cash flows.
Each Dogwater Cafe varies slightly in building size and shape, but all share a common decor with brick and wood covered walls, hand-crafted wood tables and booths, and a richly polished wood bar. Everywhere you look, you'll find framed pictures of dogs; magazine covers, advertisements, celebrity dogs, celebrities with their dogs, etc. Among the pictures are TV monitors -lots of them- (between 45 and 65 is the norm) connected to (up to) ten satellite-receivers. There is also a wide variety of video games, dart boards, and pool tables.
The Dogwater Cafe has become one of Tampa Bay 's most popular places to eat, drink, socialize, and watch the big game. Oh yeah, did we mention that all of our food is served in these great big, colorful Dog-Food bowls?
Why Dogwater Café?
- Dogwater Cafe is a proven commodity. Dogwater Cafe is a unique concept that actually works. Dogwater Cafe has been in business for thirteen years, with five successful restaurants. (One location closed recently -after 5 years of business- due to a fire.)
- Dogwater Cafe has strong Brand-recognition. While there are many sports-themed restaurants, there are none that have a strong, identifiable brand like Dogwater Cafe has. People everywhere have heard of Dogwater Cafe. (“Isn't that the place in Florida that serves you out of dog-food bowls?”) People all over the world are wearing Dogwater Cafe T-shirts and hats.
- Dogwater Café thrives where all others have failed. All five Dogwater Café locations were previously considered to be “restaurant graveyards”, or jinxed. (Dogwater Café Clearwater , prior to it's opening in April 1994, was 8 different restaurants in 10 years!)
- Because or Dogwater Café's ability to flourish in a wide variety of layouts, with a wide variety of square footage requirements, site selection is especially non-restrictive. It seems that each Dogwater Café layout perfectly meets the needs of its localities. From the cozy hole-in-the-wall feel of the 2200 sq. ft. St. Pete Dogwater, to the spacious 5800 sq. ft. (65 TV) Dogwater Café in Clearwater.
- Dog-Food bowls are cheap and unbreakable!
Dogwater Café Franchise Support: Dogwater Franchise Inc. is committed to providing the following:
- Assistance in site-selection and lease negotiation.
- Restaurant design and layout assistance.
- Proprietary décor.
- Extensive Manager and Staff Training, and support.
- “Jump-Start” team: Opening support and training.
- Established lines of supply.
- Proprietary recipes and procedures.
- Ongoing consultation as needed.
- Marketing, Promotions, and Public Relations assistance.
- Scheduled visits from Dogwater Café operational field staff.
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