Food Franchise Opportunity

The Montana’s Cookhouse Story

Montana’s Cookhouse is looking to accelerate its growth across Canada with the help of new franchising partners. As a Montana’s franchisee, you could have the opportunity to own one of Canada’s most recognized and differentiated restaurant brands.

Montana’s is a Cookhouse and has become famous for its fall-off-the-bone smokehouse ribs and Fresh Canadian AAA Steaks. The brand celebrates fun-to-eat food that breaks the ‘proper’ rules. Food that feels big, perhaps messy and definitely tasty. Food that begs you to dig in with both hands and worry about tomorrow, tomorrow. It’s an environment that lets you do what comes naturally. A vibe that is fun and casual. Montana’s isn’t a place to stand on ceremony. It’s a place where it’s okay to eat with your hands, laugh heartily and enjoy your kids.

Montana’s is owned by Cara Operations Ltd. Cara is Canada’s most historic and largest full service restaurant company and owns many of Canada’s most recognizable and favorite restaurant concepts including; Swiss Chalet, Kelsey’s, Harvey’s, Milestones and of course Montana’s. Cara has system wide sales of approximately $1.2 billion and over 700 restaurant locations across Canada. Cara’s size and scale provide Montana’s franchisees with a competitive advantage as it relates to; purchasing, real estate, construction, marketing, and information technology. Leveraging these services provides Montana’s franchisees with superior added value and support to help increase the bottom line.

Franchisee Target Profile- What are we looking for?

• People passionate about Montana’s
• People who want to own their own business/control their own destiny
• People with strong leadership skills
• People who will be actively engaged in delivering the PERFECT GUEST EXPERIENCE and restaurant profitability
• People with a proven track record of success in business
• People with strong local knowledge and relationships in the community they will do business in

Investment/Key Information

Established: 1995

Franchising Since: 1999

Outlets: 90

Franchise Fee: $60,000

Investment Required: $1,600,000 - $1,800,000

Startup Capital Required: $550,000 - $650,000 (unencumbered)

Royalty fee: 5%

Advertising fee: 3%

Training: 10 weeks

Opportunities:

Saskatchewan

Ontario

Alberta

Manitoba

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Newfoundland

PEI