(FranchisePick.Com) It shouldn’t come as a big surprise that the Hot New Franchise concept called meal assembly kitchens or meal prep kitchens (or DIY dinners or Build-A-Meal Workshop) concept was served up to hungry franchisees like undercooked pork – and seems to be having the same effect. What is a big surprise is how such a far-flung concept even achieved Hot New Franchise status in the first place. There were many warning signs that would-be franchise owners can learn from and avoid the same trap – and failing meal prep franchisees can use if they need …read more

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A common new business pitfall is the entrepreneurial tendency to become enamored so with a “solution” that one forgets to make sure it’s preceded by an actual need… and a need great enough to support multiple competitors who are also enamored with said solution.
Case in point:  “Meal prep” or “meal assembly” kitchen franchises.  This is where, to my hazy understanding,  ex-yuppie soccer moms with more money than time can go and slurp Merlot with other ex-yuppie soccer moms while assembling meals to bring home, freeze, and serve later to their families as …read more

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Can the “Meal Prep,” or “Meal Assembly Kitchen,” or “Make It & Take It” franchise concept fail before we’ve decided what to call it?  Meal Prep franchise companies such as Entrée Vous!, Entrees Made Easy, Mr. Food, …read more