The Great Steak & Potato Company franchise was rated one of the worst franchise opportunities in America by Forbes magazine.
Do you agree that Great Steak & Potato Company is one of the worst franchises?
Why or why not?
Please share a comment below.
See all our FRANCHISE DISCUSSIONS by Company
(UnhappyFranchisee.Com) The June 16, 2014 issue of Forbes magazine features their picks for America’s Best And Worst Franchises.
The Great Steak & Potato Company franchise made the Forbes list of the worst franchise opportunities in the $150,001 – $500,000 investment range.
The Forbes ranking for Great Steak & Potato Company included the following assessment:
No. 10 Great Steak & Potato Company
Grills to order classic cheese steaks; serves chili, baked potatoes and other fare.
Average Initial Investment: $350,450
Initial Training Hours: 80Growth rate: –14%
Continuity: 47%
Franchisor Support: B
Here are the rest of Forbes worst franchises:
(With #1 being the worst)
#1 Dippin’ Dots
Concept: Franchisees sell flash-frozen beads of ice cream, yogurt, sherbet and flavored ice at inline locations, carts and mobile units
Concept: Franchisees serve cheesesteaks, sandwiches and fresh-cut fries mostly at quickservice food court and airport locations
Concept: Franchisees works as a pay advance for realtors, turning unpaid commissions into cash.
Concept: Franchisees turn dough into “cookie bouquets” and gift baskets for holidays and various occasions.
Concept: Franchisees teaches in-person meal prep and sell measured ingredients for consumers to take home.
Concept: Franchisees provides training and HR support for expanding real estate and mortgage businesses.
Concept: Franchisees offer remodeling plans and provides financing in some locations.
Concept: Franchisees operate golf stores that sell and repair golf equipment
Concept: Franchisees operate quickservice Japanese cuisine in strip center and mall locations
Concept: Franchisees sell cheese steak & potatoes in mall and strip centers quickservice units
See all Forbes Worst Franchises here:
America’s Best And Worst Franchises
ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE GREAT STEAK & POTATO COMPANY FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY? DO YOU THINK IT’S ONE OF THE WORST FRANCHISES… OR NOT? SHARE A COMMENT BELOW.
TAGS: Great Steak & Potato Company, Great Steak & Potato Company franchise, Great Steak & Potato Company franchise complaints, Worst franchise, Forbes Worst franchises, franchise, franchising, Unhappy Franchisee
DonutNV franchise owners who invested in multiple territories reportedly left the system in late 2023. …
Daryl Poe was celebrated as DonutNV’s 2nd franchisee. The local paper states that he operates…
I read a lot of Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDDs). Most are pretty straightforward and make…
In a video interview Franchise Sidekick celebrates their clients, John & Dana Owens, becoming DonutNV…
DonutNV franchise owners, franchise locations and ownership transfers are normally included in a franchisor’s Franchise Disclosure…
Chiropractor Marc Schnobrich engaged the services of franchise broker Franchise Sidekick to find him a…