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Thank you for your interest in a Dream Dinners franchise opportunity. We created the meal-assembly concept and founded our company on a mission of helping busy families eat together around the dinner table. We stand out from our competition because of our high level of integrity, values and commitment to our owners who are committed to our mission. The Dream Dinners brand represents who we are and how we live in the marketplace.
Our ConceptDream Dinners provides everything our guests need to assemble dinners they take home, freeze and serve to their families during the weeks ahead. We offer freedom from the hassles and headaches of planning and preparing meals, while also offering friends and family an opportunity to come together in a fun-filled setting to assemble Dream Dinners.
Our core guests are working or busy women, between 25 and 54 years of age. Their family income is in the middle to upper-middle range and they have school-aged children with whom they are active.
Our successful brand reflects the vision and values of our founders and is built upon the following cornerstones:
We promote and further our brand through our voice while using imagery that resonates with guests, and is consistent with all other experiences of our brand, as well as through our core marketing programs and strategic partnerships.
All of our owners are provided with an intensive training program, continuing education and support, operational tools and regular communication from the home office. In addition, we have a dedicated coaching staff who partner with owners, providing them mentorship and instruction in best business practices. Our professional home office staff are passionately driven to nurture and serve our owners who we consider extended family.
May 2006 - founders Tina Kuna & Stephanie Allen named by Ernst and Young as Entrepreneurs of the Year in the Pacific Northwest, consumer products division.
Dream Dinners has been featured in magazines, newspapers, radio and television around the world including the Food Network program in January, 2006.
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1. What training and ongoing support do you provide?
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2. What is the total initial investment, and did actual startup costs match the estimates in Item 7 of the FDD?
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3. How do royalties and local/national marketing fees impact profitability?
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4. What are the common challenges new franchisees face, and how do you help them overcome them?
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5. How many franchise locations have closed or left the system in the past few years, and why?
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