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Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill

Quick-service Japanese restaurant

The first Samurai Sam's restaurant was opened by John Young, David Young, Kerry Phelps and Russ Schoene in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 1994. Recognizing a need for healthy fast food alternatives, the partners created their teriyaki grill, serving chicken, steak and prawns to customers throughout Arizona.

Today there are Samurai Sam's locations across the western United States.

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Start-up Costs & Franchises Fees

How much does it cost to open a Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill Franchises?

Total Investment: $114,000-$433,000
Initial Franchise Fee: $30,000
Royalty Fee: 6%
Advertising Fee:
Term of Agreement: 15 years
Renewal Fee: $5K

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Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill News

Kahala Corp Announces The Opening Of First Two Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill In El Salvador
Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill ® announced today the introduction of its great-tasting, affordable Japanese-style meals to the Central American country of El Salvador by opening two franchised locations in the capital city of San Salvador. The new restaurants opened for business in the Fall of 200... more

Kahala Corp Announces 20 Unit Area Representative Agreement In Washington State For Samurai Sam’s Teriyaki Grill Restaurants
Kahala Corp, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based franchisor of eight quick service restaurant concepts totaling more than 1,000 locations and $450 million in system wide sales, announced today that it has entered into a new area representative agreement with Joseph Iannarone of Sound Franchise, LLC. The agre... more

Kahala Corp Announces 20 Unit Area Representative Agreement In New York’s Nassau And Suffolk Counties For Samurai Sam’s Teriyaki Grill Restaurants
Kahala Corp, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based franchisor of eight quick service restaurant concepts totaling more than 1,000 locations and $450 million in system wide sales, announced today that it has entered into a new area representative agreement with Sean McCann of Castle Technologies Ltd. to open 20 ... more

Kahala Corp. Announces Large Scale Growth Initiative As Development Agreements For North America Are Signed
Kahala Corp., a Scottsdale, Ariz. based operator and franchiser of nine quick service restaurant concepts totaling more than 1,000 locations, announced today it has plans to develop multiple regions of the United States with Kahala franchises to maximize growth. The announcement was made by Kevin... more

Kahala Corp. Announces Area Development Agreement For Samurai Sam’s Teriyaki Grill Restaurants In Orange County, Calif
Kahala Corp., a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based franchiser of seven quick service restaurant concepts totaling more than 1,000 locations worldwide, announced today it has entered into an area development agreement with Sang Young Whang, a Southern California-based restaurateur and franchise developer, to op... more

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Franchise History

When did the first Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill open? 1994
When did Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill start Franchising? 1995

Year	U.S.A.	Canada	International	Corporate
2005	73	0	0	2
2004	72	0	0	0
2003	57	0	0	1
2002	51	0	0	1
2001	43	0	0	1

Expansion Plans

International:

Financing Options

Expense	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Training & Support

Support
Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing
Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising

Business Operations

60% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 25

Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Qualifications & Business Experience

Business Experience:

General business experience

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