For more than 15 years, SONIC’s community giving programs have been geared toward advancing education and educational opportunities for Oklahoma youth ages 4-22. To further extend our commitment to education, each fall SONIC conducts its largest annual fundraising effort supporting teachers’ projects across the nation — Limeades for Learning.
Some of our most successful SONIC franchisees are deeply invested in their local communities. SONIC’s heritage was not only founded on great food and friendly service, but also steeped in being part of the community. It’s not just the right thing to do; it’s good business. SONIC operators don’t consider community involvement a sales gimmick or a public-relations ploy. They see it as a way to be a good neighbor and to have a positive impact on their communities. Their efforts may include awards to encourage young children to read and incentives to keep older children in school. They also might provide opportunities for fundraisers for school projects or other means of assistance for events in the community.
At SONIC we maximize all five dayparts across our BLADE strategy — featuring a strong breakfast, lunch, afternoon, dinner and evening. We sell breakfast food, including breakfast burritos and Breakfast Toasters, and our lunch and dinner items include made-to-order hot and fresh burgers, hot dogs, corn dogs, tots and French fries. In addition, we have a thriving frozen treat and fountain drink business. Our drinks, shakes, slushes and ice cream business accounts for nearly 40 percent of our revenue.
SONIC offers a 12-week training program that includes eight weeks of restaurant training, three weeks at new store openings and one week of classroom training. Prior to your grand opening, your general manager must be in place and fully trained. All SONIC general managers are certified at a certified training store.
It typically takes six to eight months to secure a site. Once site selection is complete and construction and build-out begin, it takes an average of 12-18 months to open your SONIC Drive-In franchise. (Restaurants in Southern states typically require a shorter length of time.)
We’ve increased our same-store sales dramatically due to innovative menu items, our highly visible national advertising campaign and state-of-the-art support systems that help our franchisees drive larger margins. Our average gross sales per store have increased four years in a row, rising from $1,072,000 in 2012 to $1,246,000 in 2015.
The net profit for each store may vary depending upon size and location and your business ability and efforts. Additionally, Financial Performance Representations can be found in Item 19 of our Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD). This document will be provided to you once you register on our website and speak to one of our franchise team members.