Last Updated on July 30, 2012 by DeanR
Huddle House Franchise
Huddle House is a franchise for a family style diner. It was founded by 1964 and started franchising in 1966.
It was founded by John Sparks. He already had several restaurants under different name but he thought of putting it under the same name. In Decatur, Georgia, he watched a group of boys on a “huddle” after a football practice. They were holding their helmets and footballs while laughing and talking together. That was where the idea came from. He named it “Huddle House” with the concept of becoming a place where people can “huddle up” and have a good time on Friday night football games. They continued on and carried their values even after Sparks passed away in 1978. Huddle House was taken over by his wife, Pauline. It was in 1994 when it was sold to a private firm. They started adding items to the menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and they lived by one slogan in 45 years, “Any Meal. Any Time. “. They now have 382 locations in the United States and 18 locations that are company owned.
What is on the menu at the Huddle House?
For breakfast, they have the platters with Country Fried Steak, Slow Cured Country Ham, Ribeye Steak, Two Egg Breakfast, Porterhouse Pork Chop, hash browns either with two toppings or with everything on it, and Southern Smothered Biscuit Platter. Their Heavenly Omelettes are available in Ham and Cheese, Western Omelette, Philly Cheese Steak, and, Garden Omelette. They also have French Toasts as a French Toast Platter or Strawberry French Toast.
The Golden Waffle is available as a platter, with bacon or sausage, Southern Pecan Waffle, or Strawberry Topped Waffle with Whipped Cream or Plain. For heavy breakfast meals, they have the BIGH Breakfast as The Smokehouse Platter, The Mansion Platter, The Ranch Platter, The Original Big House Platter, and The High Rise Platter that has everything with it. Sandwich Combos includes Grilled Chicken Club, Triple Huddle Burger, and Country Fried Steak Sandwich. For Lunch and Dinner, they have the Chop House Burgers in Extreme Cheese and Bacon Chop House Burger, Mushroom Swiss Chop House Burger, Classic Chop House Burger, Extreme Cheese Chop House Burger, and Kitchen Sink Chop House Burger. They also have Starter and Snacks, Dinner Platters, Soups, Salads, and Desserts.
Cost and requirements on running a Huddle House franchise
You need to have a net worth of $600,000 and a total liquid asset of at least $300,000. Expect to be investing about $619,000 to $1,353,000. The cost of the Huddle House franchise fee is $12,500 to $25,000 with an on-going royalty fee of 4.75%. This is for a renewable 15 year term agreement. You will need about 24 employees to run one location. They allow multi-unit ownership and absentee ownership.
What is included in the franchise package?
There will be seven weeks training at the headquarters. You will be receiving newsletters and a toll free phone number. You will also receive assistance at the grand opening and you will be given access to purchasing cooperatives. Expect to be attending meetings and receiving occasional field evaluations. For marketing support, there will be ad slicks, co-op advertising, and national media.
Huddle House Contact Details
You may reach them at:
Address: 5901 Peachtree-Dunwoody, Suite B450 Atlanta, GA 30328
Phone: (770) 325-1300