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As featured on NPR, Chefs For Seniors provides affordable personal chefs who offer fresh, nutritious meals and companionship to the elderly via a unique in-home food preparation model. Chefs For Seniors owners enjoy an exclusive territory, control their own schedule, and build repeat income while improving the lives of seniors in their community through professional personal chefs, healthy meals, and much-appreciated companionship. Previous food experience is helpful but not required! More about the cost of owning a Chefs For Seniors franchise below.
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Liquid capital required
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$20,000
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Investment
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$9,250 - $26,570
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Franchise fee
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$5,795
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Royalty
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8.0%
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Units in operation
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6
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Founded
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2013
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Franchising Since
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2017
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What is it?
- As featured on NPR, an affordable fresh meal prep service for seniors, with personal chefs who visit seniors to cook delicious, nutritious meals and offer companionship
- Seniors and their loved ones schedule weekly or bi-weekly visits from their chef, who will bring fresh ingredients and prepare custom, homemade meals that can be eaten at the client's convenience
- Chefs for Seniors chefs are professional, licensed, and fully insured, and are able to prepare a wide variety of menu items
How does it make money?
- Clients or their loved ones pay for the meal preparation service
Who is it for?
- People seeking a low-cost food franchise
- Those with a passion for food, nutrition, and improving the lives of seniors in their community!
- Previous experience as a chef is helpful, but not a requirement
What would you do as a franchisee?
- Hire and supervise personal chefs to serve seniors in your community
- Market your Chefs For Seniors meal service to the elderly and their families to build a steady, recurring roster of clientele
- As a Chefs For Seniors owner, you'll have an exclusive territory to operate in, and can also lean on the support of the Chefs For Seniors Home Office team
Why Chefs For Seniors?
• First-to-market: Chefs For Seniors is a first-of-its-kind franchise opportunity!
• Booming industry: The market for senior meals alone in the US is $20 billion annually, and the senior population is expected to grow 30% between 2020-2030. 95% of seniors want to “age in place” by remaining in their homes.
• Low investment: We offer a low-investment, low-risk opportunity and are one of the most affordable franchises in the food space. You can operate your business from home with minimum overhead.
• Social mission: 1/3 of seniors in the US who visited an ER were considered malnourished, and loneliness can be as dangerous to someone’s health as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day. For our clients, Chefs For Seniors solves a problem by improving their health and enabling them to remain independent.
• Credibility: Joined a trusted brand that’s provided over 70,000 meals to seniors since 2013 and been featured in NPR, CNBC, PBS, and FastCompany. The use of our trusted national brand enhances your credibility with potential clients, a critical factor in the senior services industry.
• In-person training: To help get you ready to launch your business, you’ll take part in our in-person training program in Madison, WI. You’ll learn about marketing, sales, staffing, accounting, and operations of your Chefs For Seniors business.
• Ongoing support: Once you launch your business, our Home Office team is with you every step of the way to ensure your success. Our support includes, but is not limited to, regular access to the founders of Chefs For Seniors, a detailed Operations Manual, SEO optimized web page, tested/proven recipes, marketing materials, online PPC advertising support, and access to software that makes operations a breeze.
Testimonials
“Our learning experience began with our initial inquiry. The Chefs for Seniors Training Program provided us with in-depth operations review, hands-on demonstrations, and references. We especially appreciated the client experience insight. Throughout our journey Chefs for Seniors, has proven their commitment to support our success.” -- Leslie Chapman, Chefs For Seniors Atlanta
"The training was information packed and the hands-on demonstration was invaluable." -- Randy Harris, Chefs For Seniors North Atlanta Suburbs
"My overall impression of the Franchisee training program was that it was enough content to get conversations and thought processes going without being so In depth that it created confusion. My takeaway from the 2-day training was that it was an incredible opportunity to witness first hand the passion and desire to help seniors that Barrett believes so strongly that it motivated me even more to want to join his vision. That type of connection cannot be communicated through print or video and I feel must be experienced first hand to convey the sentiment behind our service." -- Gregory Shionis, Chefs For Seniors in The Villages
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Chefs For Seniors is listed in the Franchise Directory under the Food category, the Healthcare category, the Home Services category, and the Senior Care category. It's also listed in the section for Franchises Under $30,000.
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