Swiss Chalet Canada - Food Franchise

The Swiss Chalet Story

Swiss Chalet is looking to continue its growth across Canada with the help of new franchise partners. As a Swiss Chalet franchisee, you have the chance to own one of Canada’s most historic and recognizable restaurant brands.

Swiss Chalet is one of Canada’s most iconic restaurant brands, our doors first opened in 1954. With over 200 restaurant locations across Canada serving up classic, craveable, wholesome food in our dining rooms, through take-out and delivery. Our rotisserie chicken is made fresh on premise every day; it’s slow roasted to perfection and needless to say, it never sees the inside of a freezer. Our fries are hand-cut in our own kitchen from fresh potatoes. Our famous Chalet dipping sauce is simmered on premise daily so you can always be sure it’ll taste as good as you remembered. And our grilled to order ribs are marinated in-house to make them fall off the bone tender. Truth is, at Swiss Chalet you’ll always know your food was made fresh by real people.

Swiss Chalet 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; Harvey’s, Kelsey’s, Montana’s, Milestones and of course Swiss Chalet. Cara has system wide sales of approximately $1.2 billion and over 700 restaurant locations across Canada. Cara’s size and scale provide Swiss Chalet franchisees with a competitive advantage as it relates to; purchasing, real estate, construction, marketing, and information technology. Leveraging these services provides Swiss Chalet franchisees with superior added value and support to help increase the bottom line.

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Franchisee Target Profile- What are we looking for?

• People passionate about Swiss Chalet
• 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: 1954

Franchising Since: 1969

Outlets: 203

Franchise Fee: $60,000

Investment Required: $1,500,000 - $1,700,000

Startup Capital Required: $500,000 - $600,000 (unencumbered)

Royalty fee: 5%

Advertising fee: 4%

Training: 10 weeks

Opportunities

British Columbia

Alberta

Manitoba

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick