Question 1

Intro to the Q

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Quincy’s Original Lobster Roll is an emerging franchise brand that meets the growing consumer demand for lobster and seafood options through our quick service and seasonal menu. Quincy’s has a growing and loyal fan base in our current restaurants, whether they are franchise owned or founder “company” operated.

At Quincy’s Original Lobster Roll, we offer franchise owners access to a high end, fast-casual restaurant that is simple to operate and available to single owner operators as well as multi-unit franchisees. Since the beginning, our goal has been to provide family-friendly dining while consistently serving the highest quality lobster rolls at an affordable price. We are excited to share our “taste of Maine” with everyone who visits one of our restaurants!

Question 2

Why Own a Quincy’s?

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Small footprint and low operating overhead with a small team who can prepare customer orders quickly.
No need to hire chefs and no prior restaurant experience is necessary!
Absentee and semi-absentee models with options for multi-unit restaurant ownership
Short list of simple ingredients that go into the best lobster roll on the Jersey Shore!
We are growing in our core area and looking to open stores in Florida, and the Carolinas, are these areas you are interested in?
Startup with confidence, with more corporate details available than most competitors in our Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD)
Our founders are so excited to share this amazing business opportunity and support franchise owners

Question 3

Want to Meet the Founders?

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Quincy’s began after our small group of friends from the Philadelphia area vacationed together one summer in Maine. During our trip, we were blown away by the tasty and delicious lobster rolls of the quintessential New England area. Having traditionally spent our weekends and summers at the Jersey Shore, we decided to launch our own concept bringing that awesome New England cuisine to our traditional summer destination. In May of 2015, we opened our first location in Cape May, NJ. Since the summer of 2015, the popularity and lore of Quincy’s lobster rolls has grown. We now operate locations in Sea Isle City, the Ocean City and Wildwood boardwalks, two restaurants in Cape May and our first franchisee in LBI. Our goal has been to provide family-friendly dining while consistently serving the highest quality lobster rolls at an affordable price. We are excited to share our “taste of Maine” with everyone visiting the Jersey Shore and to move beyond our “home market” into new vacation destinations with aspiring restaurant and franchise owners!

Question 4

What’s the Overarching Philosophy of Quincy’s?

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Core Values

Offer quality. Keep it casual. Provide a value. Be approachable. Have fun!

We are excited to share this opportunity with other owners, who like us, enjoy a delicious lobster roll, the ideals of summer and taking time off. Having our franchise owners make money owning their own Quincy’s restaurant (or a few) would be so very rewarding and make us the happiest guys in the world

Question 5

What is the History of your Growth?

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2013 - Established Quincy’s and opened our first inline restaurant in the suburbs of Philadelphia in Berwyn, PA. Closed after 5 years to focus on expansion down the shore and franchising. 
2015 - Cape May Beach location opens for Memorial Day and the start of the season! Shore location #1!
2018 - Sea Isle City, NJ opens
2019 - Ocean City opens, a family destination and popular boardwalk snack shack
2020 – Wildwood boardwalk here we are! Location #4 
2020 - We open a 5th location on the Cape May Mall, Washington Street, Cape May, NJ
2020 - Our first franchise owner took the leap of faith and committed to opening up to 3 new locations around LBI.
2021 - Our first franchise restaurant opens! We all celebrated the opening of Beach Haven, on Long Beach Island in NJ.

Question 6

What are the Main Financial Terms?

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This chart outlines some key areas of the initial and ongoing investment. We help Quincy’s owners to open quickly.

Training is included in the Initial Franchise Fee. Join us for 1 week in the New Jersey shore area. We cover daily operations, recipes, inventory and forecasting, technology and operational systems (POS, financial), advertising and local marketing. We teach you the best practices along with our easy-to-follow systems for efficient service and making customers happy one lobster roll (or a 4-pack) at a time.
We offer additional training and support in your Quincy’s restaurant as you get ready to open. We offer ongoing guidance to develop, grow and become a destination in your local community.

Question 7

What are the startup costs and what do they include?

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Currently, the range of investment is from $92,500 to $322,500 which includes the $25,000 initial franchise fee. Other estimated costs include 3rd party professional advisory fees, insurance and 3-months of working capital.

Question 8

How much space do I need for this restaurant?

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Between 500 and 1,000 square feet with outdoor seating and walk by or drive by traffic. We are ready to review site options you may have in mind. We will share specific site criteria which will help you evaluate real estate that would be good for Quincy’s. Note: Our smallest is 120 sf with remote storage.

Question 9

How long does it take to open?

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You should be able to open in as few as 3 to 6 months, it depends on the time to build out your restaurant, get proper permitting and complete training.

Question 10

Do I have to be an owner operator?

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No, but we encourage owners to be actively involved. Many will hire a store/general manager to oversee day to day operations and manage a team. Owners will always need to focus on marketing and business development.

Question 11

Can I own more than one restaurant?

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Yes and we periodically offer discounts on initial franchise fees for multi-unit owners.

Question 12

Do I have to be a trained chef or hire one to operate a Quincy’s?

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No, this is what we love most about this restaurant concept. It is super simple and we provide all the training needed so that you can hire a team and get started right away.

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