Two well-known Vancouver-born franchise restaurants are targeting airports for expansion.
Skyway Ventures, in partnership with the Kelowna International Airport, is converting the existing Skyway lounge in the terminal to a White Spot restaurant. Visitors will be able to visit the Spot just before going through security. There is already a White Spot in the post-security area of the airport.
Full-size White Spot franchises require a capital investment around the $900,000 mark, with an initial franchise fee of $75,000.
Meanwhile, Vancouver- based Browns Socialhouse is expanding into Bellingham, WA, with the announcement of a new restaurant near the Bellingham airport named Scotty Browns.
Browns already has one restaurant in Bellingham located in Barkley Village, which was opened in 2009. This new restaurant will be located in the recently completed 20,000-square-foot area of the airport. Browns opened its first restaurant in 2004 in North Vancouver. The cost of a Browns Socialhouse franchise is approximately $120,000.
from Western Investor July 2012
