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Captain D's
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Captain D’s is in a category of one as the nation’s leading fast-casual seafood restaurant.
FAST FACTS: FRANCHISING SINCE: 1969
MULTI-UNIT FRANCHISEE OPERATING UNITS: 241
TOTAL OPERATING UNITS: 534
COMPANY OPERATING UNITS: 292
CAPITAL INVESTMENT: $1,005,600- $1,223,600
FRANCHISE FEE: $35,000
ROYALTY FEE: 4.5%
ADVERTISING FEE: 5.1% Minimum advertising spend allocated to: 3% National Media 1% Local Marketing 1.1% Production
BUILD-OUT OPTIONS: Multiple prototypes provide flexibility when identifying site locations.
AVAILABLE TERRITORIES: Rapidly growing in 36 states. Contact us to see if your market is available.
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DEMOGRAPHICS • Market Criteria • ½ acre to 1 acre required lot size • 1,950 sq. feet building size • 38 parking spaces minimum • 10,000 ADT minimum traffic count • 8,000 population within 1 mile • $25K-$55K median household income • Blue Collar population of 20% within 2 miles • Variables exist depending on the market
RANKINGS & AWARDS Nation’s Restaurant News’ Top 50 Beloved Brands, Entrepreneur’s Top Franchises for Veterans and Best Franchise Brands, Franchise Times’ Top 200, and Restaurant Business’ Top 500. Most recently, Captain D’s was ranked as the seafood category leader in Entrepreneur magazine’s highly competitive Franchise 500 ranking of the top franchise brands throughout the country.
QUALIFICATIONS • Minimum Net Worth: $1,000,000 • Minimum Liquid Assets: $350,000
OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., Captain D’s has more than 530 restaurants in 22 states. Captain D’s is the nation’s leading fast-casual seafood restaurant and was named the #1 seafood chain in the QSR 50, ranked by AUV. Founded in 1969, Captain D’s has been offering its customers high-quality seafood at reasonable prices in a welcoming atmosphere for more than 50 years. Captain D’s serves a wide variety of seafood that includes freshly prepared entrees and the company’s signature batter-dipped fish. The restaurants also offer premium-quality, grilled items such as shrimp, tilapia and salmon, as well as hush puppies, desserts, and freshly brewed, Southern-style sweet tea, a Captain D’s favorite.
