1. Counter Service Location: A walk-up counter service restaurant that occupies 1,200 square feet or less, may or may not have food runners and will not provide restaurant seating but will be adjacent to common area seating.
2. Digital Location: A fast casual restaurant that occupies between 1,200 and 4,500 square feet including table seating with contactless ordering through a QR code menu containing a geolocation marker for each table with delivery to table by food and beverage delivery robots employing our proprietary software programming. 
3. Full Service Location: A fast casual restaurant that occupies more than 4,500 square feet, usually in a freestanding location adjacent to or part of a local or regional shopping center or tourist location, employing a full fleet of robot and human servers taking orders and delivering meals to customers seated in a large dining room.

If they can legally be sold at the location, alcoholic beverages will be sold at Digital Locations and Full Service Locations.

Franchisees pay us a monthly royalty fee of 6% of their gross revenue.  Franchisees are required to spend a minimum of 2% of their annual gross revenue on local advertising and marketing and at least $2,500 on an opening advertising and promotion campaign within 30 days after their Gulf Coast Burger Company™ store opens to the public.

We provide in person training at the GCB Academy for up to four managerial employees, an optional annual refresher course for managerial employees that have completed the GCB Academy program, periodic on-site training as we determine necessary, and ongoing online and phone support. Our franchisees receive access to our confidential and proprietary Operations Manual that includes best practices, methods, procedures, policies, guides, checklists, vendor information, food preparation instructions, techniques, tips, and various other tools and information used in the operation of a Gulf Coast Burger Company™ store.

No.

1. Complete the GCB Franchisee Application.
2. Interview with GCB executives (typically done online).
3. Pass credit and background checks.
4. Receive Franchise Disclosure Document with all exhibits.
5. After legally required 14 calendar day waiting period, sign the franchise agreement and deliver to us $40,000 initial franchise fee and $5,000 security deposit.

Most Gulf Coast Burger Company™ franchisees will open their franchise location for business between nine and 18 months after they sign a franchise agreement.

We do not grant exclusive territories, but as long as you are not in default in performance under your franchise agreement or any other agreement with us or any of our affiliates, we will give you a 30 day right of first refusal if we, any of our affiliates, or another franchisee wants to open a Gulf Coast Burger Company™ store within a five mile radius of your franchise location.

We expect to have five franchise stores opening every year for the next 5 years.

Gulf Coast Burger Company™ stores serve gourmet American-style favorites using quality ingredients and one-of-a-kind flavor combinations.   We offer our franchisees superior support and customer service and provide a fun-spirited atmosphere.

1. Site Selection.
2. As in any new business, upfront costs and training. 
3. Identifying key employees.

Yes, after the credit and background checks are passed and before a franchise agreement is signed, we will provide prospective franchisees with the contact information for a store owner or manager.

Although we do not require franchisees to be present in and operate their Gulf Coast Burger Company™ stores every day, we do recommend franchisees be involved in the daily operations of the franchised business.  However, we understand some franchisees may have absentee owners or angel investors.  In that case, the Gulf Coast Burger Company™ store must be managed on a daily basis by a qualified food and beverage professional we have approved and has successfully completed our training program to our satisfaction.  Moreover, all franchisees must be present in and oversee operations of their Gulf Coast Burger Company™ stores at least one day of every calendar month for at least eight hours a day.