Franchise Pundit franchise opinion and research
Soup Kitchen International, the creators of the Zagat-rated soups of Al Yeganeh, the legendary soup man who inspired the “Soup Episode” on Seinfeld, and Cold Stone Creamery, today announced the grand opening of the first The Original SoupMan/Cold Stone Creamery at 2 Astor Place in New York, NY in early November. Recent Penn State graduate Daniel Petryszyn is opening the ... Read More »
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‘Seinfeld’ Soup Nazi Franchises Troubled
SoupMan Bid to Turn ‘Seinfeld’ Fame Into Empire Goes Off the Boil David B. Caruso, Associated Press reports: The chef who inspired the Soup Nazi character on “Seinfeld” makes a heck of a crab bisque, but a group of stewed investors says he’s having problems expanding his popular stand into a franchise empire. Soupmaker Al Yeganeh closed his original Manhattan ... Read More »
Soup Nazi – a first look at Soupman
About 25 Original SoupMan Cafés have opened (plus a wholesale business) since Yeganeh began to franchise his restaurants last year based on his original Soup Kitchen International in New York. One blogger feels that $7.95 for a bowl of soup from the Soupman (Soup Nazi from Seinfeld) is too pricey. He posted some pictures too. Considering I paid about $5 ... Read More »
Franchisor Mentions
VERY OUT OF DATE. Do a search instead. This was manually updated March 21, 2006 Companies Mentioned in Posts (likely incomplete):Automotive 1-800 RADIATORS Oil Butler Lube N’ Go On-Site-Lube Business & Home Services 1-800-WATER-DAMAGE Bartercard Garagetek Help-U-Sell Home Instead Homewatch Caregivers My Girl Friday PropertyGuys.com Sears Carpet & Upholstery Tax Centers of America Cleaning & Maintenance none Computer & Internet ... Read More »
Follow up to the soup franchise idea
I’ve been thinking about the soup franchise idea more after the Soup Nazi article I posted. While I don’t think the Soup Nazi franchise is the one to buy (store size and look is bad, management is poor), I think the soup franchise concept does have real potential. The only soup franchise I know of that almost entirely focused on ... Read More »
Soup Nazi for $30K
Al Yeganeh, the Soup Nazi character from the Seinfeld T.V show is franchising his soup restuarant. They’ve signed 123 deals so far, and they’re aiming for over 1,000 units. The franchise fee is reported to be $30,000 with royalty and advertising fees totalling 6%. Special kiosks sold by the company and storefront locations will bear Yeganeh’s “The Original Soup Man” ... Read More »