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2017 Annual Edition FOOD DEMOGRAPHICS “ Our concept is a proven winner: a high-value, family- oriented lunch and dinner buffet served daily and breakfast every weekend. ” OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION With more than 40 years of success and nearly 500 locations, Golden Corral is rec- ognized by Nation’s Restaurant News as “America’s #1 buffet and grill.” This concept is a proven winner—a high- value, family-oriented lunch and dinner buffet served daily and breakfast every weekend. Golden Corral is the fi rst-choice franchise brand for savvy restaurant oper- ators looking to expand their local dining market share or successful franchisees seek- ing to diversify their portfolio with a proven, high-revenue restaurant brand. The longev- ity and strength of the Golden Corral brand can be attributed to strict adherence to the restaurant’s founding mission: “Making Pleasurable Dining Affordable.” ® SITE ASSISTANCE Golden Corral uses analytical tools and demographic databases to identify markets and approve sites. Full-time directors of real estate guide franchisees in site selection, real estate negotiations, and development. RANKINGS & AWARDS • #1 in the Buffet Restaurant Category 2011 –2016, Entrepreneur Magazine • #1 Grill-Buffet Segment for 14 years, Nation’s Restaurant News Two Golden Corral building design options are available—the GC-11S and GC-11M— to match the building size and land needed to meet market potential. Both designs require free-standing sites with suffi cient parking, a minimum traffi c count fronting the site, a strong daytime population, and total popu- lations of over 50,000 in the immediate area. FAST FACTS: FRANCHISING SINCE: 1986, founded 1973 TOTAL OPERATING UNITS: 408 COMPANY OPERATING UNITS: 74 CAPITAL INVESTMENT: $1,968,000– $5,969,000 estimated FRANCHISE FEE: $50,000 per unit (15-yr term with 25-yr option potential) ROYALTY FEE: 4% of sales ADVERTISING FEE: 2.4% EARNINGS CLAIMS: Yes BUILD-OUT OPTIONS: Freestanding units, Conversions, End Caps, In-Lines With national brand recognition, best- in-class food offerings, and value pricing, there is still plenty of growth potential. AVAILABLE TERRITORIES: Continental United States Golden Corral can help you take advantage of long-standing relationships with more than 40 of the nation’s leading lenders who provide fi nancing options directly to qual- ifi ed franchisees. Golden Corral does not provide or administer loans or investment capital, but we can help you identify sources of fi nancing. CONTACT ANNETTE BAGWELL Franchise Sales & Legal Assistant [phone] x4479 [email protected] goldencorralfranchise.com Golden Corral’s directors, management team, and franchisees have set a course of development that will allow Golden Corral to continue to be the leader in the family restaurant segment in communities through- out the United States. Multi-Unit Buyer’s Guide 49