#1. IHOP Franchise Opportunities
Year Ihop Franchise Began: 1958
Franchising Since: 1960
Headquarters: Glendale, California
Estimated Number of Units: 1,785
The IHOP restaurant franchise is one of America’s favorites. Its franchise is best known for its award-winning pancake of lunch, dinner and snack items all-day
Everyone knows IHOP, the International House of Pancakes, one of the most recognizable niche brands in the world with it’s moderately priced, high-quality, delicious dishes, and always friendly, attentive table service and comfortable, family-style atmosphere
IHOP Franchise Opportunities; Over 99 % of IHOP restaurants are operated by franchisees, who are independent business people
Exclusive franchise opportunities development throughout the United States, as well as select international markets and non- traditional venues.
By 1992, IHOP had 500 restaurants in operation nationwide, and 1,000 by 1999. Today, more than 1,500 IHOP restaurants are in operation worldwide.
There are approximately 1,375 IHOP restaurants located in 49 states, Canada and Mexico.
As of 2017, the company operates 1671 franchises in the United States and 115 ones outside the country.
#2. IHOP Franchise Cost
Here is IHOP Franchise Cost Investment Tables:
| Initial Investment for a Traditional Restaurant (see FDD for Non-Traditional) | ||
| Name of Fee | Low | High |
| Location Fee | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Initial License Fee (less Location Fee paid) | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| Real Estate | $300,000 | $2,500,000 |
| Construction | $450,000 | $2,300,000 |
| Major Equipment and Fixtures | $200,000 | $600,000 |
| Smallware Package/Opening Order | $15,000 | $30,000 |
| Signage | $15,000 | $100,000 |
| Inventory | $10,000 | $30,000 |
| Working Capital | $10,000 | $60,000 |
| Insurance | $30,000 | $75,000 |
| Site Approval Costs | $1,000 | $50,000 |
| Impact Study | $4,000 | $6,000 |
| Opening Training Support Fee | $0 | $16,500 |
| POS Setup, Training and Support Fee | $3,500 | $7,980 |
| Transaction Services /Oracle Hospitality eCommerce Integration Cloud Services (per year) | $300 | $500 |
| Europay, Mastercard, and Visa (EMV) Point to Point Encryption (P2P) Services | $1,000 | $2,500 |
| Wi-Fi Services (per month) | $90 | $400 |
| Kitchen Display System | $15,000 | $20,000 |
| Server Tablets | $0 | $20,000 |
| On-Line Ordering (per month) | $91 | $91 |
| Gateway Processing Fees (per month) | $66 | $66 |
| Digital Products Service Fee (per month) | $0 | $350 |
| Implementation Fee | $240 | $450 |
| POS System | $20,000 | $30,000 |
| No Wait (per month) | $0 | $69 |
| Initial Additional Training Expenses | $4,000 | $7,000 |
| Supply Chain Co-op Stock Purchase | $0 | $100 |
| Food Safety Evaluation Reaudit Fee | $0 | $1,184 |
| Additional Funds – 3 months | $16,500 | $85,250 |
| Miscellaneous | $5,000 | $26,000 |
| ESTIMATED TOTAL* | $1,151,056 | $6,037,017 |
The range given is for a “Traditional Restaurant.” Please see the “Non-Traditional venue” FDD for those estimates.
| Other Fees | |
| Type of Fee | Amount |
| Royalty | 4.5% of total gross sales. |
| National Advertising Fee | 3.5% of gross sales. |
| Local Advertising Fee | There is currently no local advertising fee. |
| Cooperative Advertising | Varies depending on the franchisee’s decision to participate. |
| Additional Training Fee | $5,000 |
| Additional Assistance Fee | $350 per day per person, plus reasonable transportation and living expenses. |
| Audit Fee | Interest in the understated or unpaid amounts due to the franchisor at the highest rate allowed by law plus cost of audit. |
| Delayed Approval Fee | $170 per day |
| Delayed Development Fee | $350 per day. |
| Dine Brands Restaurant Technology Support Center | $1,200 to $1,700 per year |
| Digital Products Service Fee | $0 to $350 per month |
| Implementation Fees | $240 to $450 |
| Insurance | Amount of unpaid premiums |
| Fees after due date | 1.5% per month, whichever is less. |
| National Gift Card Program Charges | 15% of the redeemed portion of gift cards sold in the national program, but the amount may change. |
| On-Location Assistance Fee | $0 to $16,000 |
| Renewal Fee | $10,000 for General Renewal Term; Amount to be negotiated for Special Renewal Term. |
| Supplier or Distributor Approval | Costs of sample testing + other actual costs, such as facility inspection. |
| Transfer Fee (Franchise Agreement) | $7,500 plus $5,000 training fee per Restaurant |
| Transfer Fee (Multi-Store Development Agreement) | $2,500 |
#3. IHOP Franchise for Sale
Here is IHOP Franchise for Sale Requirements….
1) Ideal Candidate should be committed to a long term franchise relationship built on trust and respect
2) Should know how to build a brand
3) Should highly capable, particularly in areas like supply chain, quality assurance, real estate development, and marketing
4) Financial Investments should be fulfilled
Support Systems
1) Training
2) Site selection assistance
3) Restaurant-design-planning assistance
4) Restaurant-opening assistance and ongoing operations and marketing consulting.
Contact Details
Visit for IHOP franchise Application form: https://www.ihop.com/en/about-ihop/franchise-opportunities/franchise-request
For more inquiry visit: https://www.ihop.com/