- Crabby Joe's Tab & Grill
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Crabby Joe's Tap & Grill 
Type Subsidiary Industry Restaurant Founded 1996 Founder(s) Dan Chahbar Headquarters Mississauga, Ontario Number of locations 36 Area served Ontario, Canada Key people Nicolas Patiniotis (President of Obsidian Group Inc.) Parent Obsidian Group Inc. Website Crabby Joe's
Obsidian Group Inc.Crabby Joe’s Tab & Grill is a Canadian restaurant chain operating 36 locations in Ontario [1]. The restaurants are characterized by a “casual relaxed” theme, and natural brick, hardwoods, earth tone color schemes, plasma TVs, classic art reproductions and a mix of booths and tables.
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History
Crabby Joe’s Tab & Grill opened its first location in Sarnia in 1996 and has 36 locations across Ontario as of 2011.[2].
Crabby Joe’s Tap & Grill is managed by Obsidian Group Inc[3].
Franchise
There are 36 store locations in southern Ontario and currently expanding in: Cambridge, Essex, Exeter and Pickering [1]. Each Franchise owner is required to complete an 8 week pre-opening training. Also, There are support personnel that visit the owners restaurant on a regular basis for 3 to 4 weeks from when the restaurant has been opened. Following this, the owner will gain from continuing visits from the District Managers [4]. The cost of owning a franchise is $35,000 which is paid once the singing of the Franchise Agreement is completed for the continuous use of the Crabby Joe’s name, trademarks, and the advertising material [5]. The royalty Fee is 5% of the total sales which is characterized under the Franchise Agreement and is paid on a weekly basis to the Obsidian Group Inc [6]. The Marketing Fee is 2% of total sales which is defined in the Franchise Agreement and is paid weekly to Obsidian Group Inc. These fees are kept in a “Crabby Joe’s Marketing Account” and are used for system advertising and promotion of the Crabby Joe’s system as established by the Franchisor [7]. The franchise regulations prevent Obsidian Group Inc. from disclosing return of investment made. What can be made is totally based on various variables including: sales mix, competition in the area, operational costs, time of year and more [8].
References
- ^ a b http://www.crabbyjoes.com/locations.php
- ^ http://www.crabbyjoes.com/history.php
- ^ http://www.obsidiangroupinc.com
- ^ http://www.crabbyjoes.com/q-and-a.php
- ^ http://www.crabbyjoes.com/q-and-a.php
- ^ http://www.crabbyjoes.com/q-and-a.php
- ^ http://www.crabbyjoes.com/q-and-a.php
- ^ http://www.crabbyjoes.com/q-and-a.php
External links
Categories:- Companies established in 1996
- Restaurants in Ontario
- Restaurant chains in Canada
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