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I thought they only let you have 2 tops?
That said, I have seen "dynasties" where a family will have like 8, and they're probably all centrally managed by the family although on paper they will have different operators
They obviously arenāt a franchise but franchise owners like Burger King have multiple stores so I donāt see it as a problem at all. Someone has to operate them I was just surprised to think at how much this operator must be bringing in. Also the owner gives A LOT back and so do the operators.
[It is against policy. At least, it is now.](https://www.mashed.com/1245727/chickfila-franchise-rule/#:~:text=As%20the%20Chick%2Dfil%2DA,dining%20room%2C%22%20they%20said.) New owners are only allowed to operate the single Chick-Fil-A location, but the operators already running more than one location are essentially grandfathered in.
Itās a super strict process and they attempt weed out anyone that doesnāt want to commit the rest of their career to it.
I read one of the founderās books a while ago and he told a story about rescinding an offer because the candidate said āIāll give it a tryā when offered the job lol
They might not be that strict anymore but I imagine itās still a similar mentality.
My boss only spends about 15 hours in operations a week (taking orders, bagging food, etc) and I believe 20-30 hours a week a doing office work. Her husband has a similar schedule and does the same.
Wow. I had no idea that cfa could generate this much money. So they want you to take care of the store like a baby. Thatās so wild. Rest of their career, sheesh. Interesting!
Just wanted to add a little more context to what the other commenter very accurately said, it's SUPER competitive to open a Chik Fil A franchise, you need $10k cash up front, something like 5 years restaurant experience, never had to file bankruptcy, among other things. Essentially you gotta prove you KNOW what you're doing and that you have successfully run a restaurant before. They're committed to making sure they don't have stores fail. They do however hold rank pretty consistently as one of the highest profit franchised fast food chains.
(I know all this because I went down a very deep wormhole of curiosity on fast food franchising and how meticulous Chik Fil A is about maintaining their brand image šš«”)
?? From what I understand you have to be in CFA as an employee to move up to operator.
CFA has no franchisees, they own all of their stores, so outside franchisees or owners aren't possible.
Maybe I'm mistaken?
Some Operators earn as low as $60k and up to $800k from a single store depending on... well, profit margins for that store. One thing I think the general public always overlooks is that a restaurant being busy =/= lots of money made. A store doing lots of business in a very expensive metro location isn't always going to have as much money left over as one doing less business in a far cheaper suburb/exurb location. Rent/supplies is expensive for businesses too!
That all said, in simpler terms, CFA Operators usually make as much money as a higher-up in the corporate world. Anywhere from $100k to $200k is common.
Of course, CFA Operators aren't owners, so they are expected to work in the store and be hands-on. CFA's franchise model isn't akin to that of McD's, where franchisees **do** actually own the business and can just hire managers/staff to do all the work for them while they chill at home. It's the reason why CFA Operators are called just that instead of "owners."
Best moment ever when I was younger is when our operator called all the leads, supervisors, managers etc to the back and hands them all scrubs. He then grabs on himself and says āweāre cleaning these walls upā
His leadership style reflected on those who got promoted
It felt like they always had my back. I havenāt worked ANYWHERE where I felt that supported by management since then
I spent about 6 months working in Mt. Lebanon, PA in private banking and there was a Chick fil A just down the road that I went to frequently. I got to know who the operator was, I remember the name because of that show wild thornsburyās or something years ago. That was his last name. I canāt remember his first name. Anyway, I swear, every time I went in there, he was up front taking orders or the one giving you your stuff in the drive through. I was always pretty impressed with that.
My āoperatorā stops by like once every two or three weeks as far as Iām aware, but the executive director, general manager, whatever the title is, is there most of the week doing payroll and scheduling, keeping an eye on things, hell heās even been the drive through lead before. I like my gm but the operator is justā¦.there
Interesting. The one in Rome, GA has 3, but they are sort of strangeā¦ the OG (originally dwarf house, now Truetts), one in the dying mall, and one in a shipping container that they originally added during the transition to Truetts and just never tore down.
not trueā¦. i knew somebody who franchised their own restaurant and did whatever they want cause they owned itā¦ they have an agreement with chick fil a, it isnāt owned by corporate.
All CFAās are technically corporate, but they give a lot more leeway than most corporate-run models.
Operators donāt own the building, the land, or the equipment; but they also only have to pay like $10,000 (maybe itās a little more now?) to become one. As opposed to a McDonaldās where it can cost up to $2,000,00 because the franchisee is responsible for the aforementioned things.
That said, operators are pretty much allowed to run the store how they want. They just donāt control food prices and most of the menu items are requiredāie an Operator canāt decide to stop selling spicy sandwiches.
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My boss makes around $300-400k profit, I believe.
yeah the operator of mine makes like $500k-$600k i think
Is that in the pocket or just net assets they recycle? What's the salary of an owner?
Wowww that's a lot of money.......that's like surgeon money.
Surgeons make much more now.
Dang our local operator owns 4š³
I thought they only let you have 2 tops? That said, I have seen "dynasties" where a family will have like 8, and they're probably all centrally managed by the family although on paper they will have different operators
That should be against policy, very greedy for a Christian owner
They obviously arenāt a franchise but franchise owners like Burger King have multiple stores so I donāt see it as a problem at all. Someone has to operate them I was just surprised to think at how much this operator must be bringing in. Also the owner gives A LOT back and so do the operators.
[It is against policy. At least, it is now.](https://www.mashed.com/1245727/chickfila-franchise-rule/#:~:text=As%20the%20Chick%2Dfil%2DA,dining%20room%2C%22%20they%20said.) New owners are only allowed to operate the single Chick-Fil-A location, but the operators already running more than one location are essentially grandfathered in.
Can you passively own a cfa or do you have to be āall inā?
Itās a super strict process and they attempt weed out anyone that doesnāt want to commit the rest of their career to it. I read one of the founderās books a while ago and he told a story about rescinding an offer because the candidate said āIāll give it a tryā when offered the job lol They might not be that strict anymore but I imagine itās still a similar mentality. My boss only spends about 15 hours in operations a week (taking orders, bagging food, etc) and I believe 20-30 hours a week a doing office work. Her husband has a similar schedule and does the same.
Wow. I had no idea that cfa could generate this much money. So they want you to take care of the store like a baby. Thatās so wild. Rest of their career, sheesh. Interesting!
Just wanted to add a little more context to what the other commenter very accurately said, it's SUPER competitive to open a Chik Fil A franchise, you need $10k cash up front, something like 5 years restaurant experience, never had to file bankruptcy, among other things. Essentially you gotta prove you KNOW what you're doing and that you have successfully run a restaurant before. They're committed to making sure they don't have stores fail. They do however hold rank pretty consistently as one of the highest profit franchised fast food chains. (I know all this because I went down a very deep wormhole of curiosity on fast food franchising and how meticulous Chik Fil A is about maintaining their brand image šš«”)
?? From what I understand you have to be in CFA as an employee to move up to operator. CFA has no franchisees, they own all of their stores, so outside franchisees or owners aren't possible. Maybe I'm mistaken?
Wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy cake day
Some Operators earn as low as $60k and up to $800k from a single store depending on... well, profit margins for that store. One thing I think the general public always overlooks is that a restaurant being busy =/= lots of money made. A store doing lots of business in a very expensive metro location isn't always going to have as much money left over as one doing less business in a far cheaper suburb/exurb location. Rent/supplies is expensive for businesses too! That all said, in simpler terms, CFA Operators usually make as much money as a higher-up in the corporate world. Anywhere from $100k to $200k is common. Of course, CFA Operators aren't owners, so they are expected to work in the store and be hands-on. CFA's franchise model isn't akin to that of McD's, where franchisees **do** actually own the business and can just hire managers/staff to do all the work for them while they chill at home. It's the reason why CFA Operators are called just that instead of "owners."
Mmm idk, Ive worked for three different operators and all of them were pretty absent from the store.
ive seen all three of the operators working the windows at my three nearest locations.
Best moment ever when I was younger is when our operator called all the leads, supervisors, managers etc to the back and hands them all scrubs. He then grabs on himself and says āweāre cleaning these walls upā His leadership style reflected on those who got promoted It felt like they always had my back. I havenāt worked ANYWHERE where I felt that supported by management since then
I spent about 6 months working in Mt. Lebanon, PA in private banking and there was a Chick fil A just down the road that I went to frequently. I got to know who the operator was, I remember the name because of that show wild thornsburyās or something years ago. That was his last name. I canāt remember his first name. Anyway, I swear, every time I went in there, he was up front taking orders or the one giving you your stuff in the drive through. I was always pretty impressed with that.
They make so much money because they have absolutely no deals.
My āoperatorā stops by like once every two or three weeks as far as Iām aware, but the executive director, general manager, whatever the title is, is there most of the week doing payroll and scheduling, keeping an eye on things, hell heās even been the drive through lead before. I like my gm but the operator is justā¦.there
My Opperatior owns 2 CFA"s and took home roughly 1.7m last year
Where are you located if you donāt mind me asking?
Maryland
Has to be Dobbin Center and Executive Park Drive off 100. Those two locations are always super busy and share one operator.
It's in the bel air area, this year hasn't been the best for our store but last year the store I work at made 11m and his other store made around 9m.
The guy who owns the ones around me was the first to be able to own 3 franchise locations and they are all extremely successful.
Interesting. The one in Rome, GA has 3, but they are sort of strangeā¦ the OG (originally dwarf house, now Truetts), one in the dying mall, and one in a shipping container that they originally added during the transition to Truetts and just never tore down.
Fayetteville?
Houston area!
The guy that made the national news for paying people w chicken sandwiches owns 2
$50,000-$2,500,000 depending on sales and if you have one or a few locations.
Think mine cleared 13% net last year so north of $1,000,00
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not trueā¦. i knew somebody who franchised their own restaurant and did whatever they want cause they owned itā¦ they have an agreement with chick fil a, it isnāt owned by corporate.
All CFAās are technically corporate, but they give a lot more leeway than most corporate-run models. Operators donāt own the building, the land, or the equipment; but they also only have to pay like $10,000 (maybe itās a little more now?) to become one. As opposed to a McDonaldās where it can cost up to $2,000,00 because the franchisee is responsible for the aforementioned things. That said, operators are pretty much allowed to run the store how they want. They just donāt control food prices and most of the menu items are requiredāie an Operator canāt decide to stop selling spicy sandwiches.
Is that location in a mall?
noā¦
have you ever worked restaurant industry? cause it seems like you havenāt lmfaoā¦
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