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Dreaming is Believing
FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY
Autumn Nickels
813.333.6463
813.231.3131
manager@acropolistaverna.com
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Dreaming is Believing
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Sam Waez opened the doors to the first Acropolis Greek Taverna in 2001, but it was
really founded 30 years earlier in the beautiful islands of Greece. Being the youngest
of eight children, meals at the Waez home were always full of amazing food, loud
laughter, dancing, and all of the great traditions that Greek culture ingrains. Sam
comes from a long line of self-starters and entrepreneurs. As a young man, he
worked after school in his older brother’s restaurant where he developed a love affair
for cooking and the culinary industry as a whole. He studied classic Greek dishes and
loved to add his own “twists” to make them even more delectable.
After graduation, Sam left with a bag and a dream for the United States. His dream
was to learn everything he could about running successful restaurants and combine
that knowledge with his love of Greek culture and food. He knew that if you do what
you love, you will find a way to make money at it.
Sam worked his way up learning everything he could about what makes a
restaurant successful. He worked with mom and pop restaurants, resorts, fine dining
establishments, and name brand franchises. He learned how to build and train teams,
open restaurants, design menus, create effective advertising campaigns, establish
vendor relationships, manage money, and more. Whether assisting a customer or
working alongside a team member, Sam always prided himself in doing the best job
and always with a smile.
Sam loved the personal connections developed with clientele when working in
smaller venues and the structure, discipline and training practices from the corporate
environment. Growing up in Greece he developed his passion for Greek food, Greek
wine and Greek fun. By combining all that he learned, he and his team have been
able to create a thriving concept that is well established and will continue to grow.
This is an exciting time to join Sam and the Acropolis Greek Taverna team on an
amazing journey of sharing, dancing, laughter, amazing food, and success.
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Dining with Acropolis is more
than just a mouth watering
meal, it an experience!
Our restaurants offer a high energy
atmosphere featuring belly dancing,
plate breaking, napkin throwing, zorba
dancing, live music, and incredibly
delicious food. OPA!
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Acropolis Greek Taverna was
established in 2001 and has four
beautiful successful locations around
Tampa Bay. It is an exciting time to
join the Acropolis family as we expand
throughout Florida and Georgia.
We offer a well branded proven
concept with a loyal following. Our
Management Team is comprised of
experienced and passionate restaurant
professionals that take pride in serving
GREEK FOOD, GREEK WINE, and GREEK
FUN to our patrons.
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Custom wine rooms in all locations
Customers can bring their pet, sit and enjoy the beautiful night sky or a leisurely afternoon lunch.
We offer a wide variety of Hookah selections and cigars for your enjoyment.
Featuring custom wine rooms in each location with an amazing selection of Greek Wines
and other popular varieties
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Relaxed outside seating available in all locations.
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Start your weekend right. Acropolis Greek Taverna now offers brunch.
Join us for an assortment of Greek classics and a Champagne toast!
Lunch
Delicious Greek favorites served through your lunch hour will energize you and have you
saying “OPA!” all day long.
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Brunch
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Dinner
Featuring menus designed with a
Greek and Mediterranean flair. We
pride ourselves in bringing traditional
recipes into the 21st century offering
healthy preparations for todays active
health conscious society. We have
many great selections for customers
with lifestyle choices or allergies.
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Late Night
Unwind and relax, Greek style.
Experience a taste of Greece with our
exotic mixed drinks and exclusive
selection of Greek wines. All Acropolis
restaurants have full liquor licenses
offering their customers great service
by one of our trained Mixologists. Full
service dining available at the bar
for lunch or dinner and happy hour
specials are offered daily.
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OPA!
Indulge in the Greek tradition with
amazing food, live music, plate
breaking, napkin throwing and lively
belly dancing. Customers enjoy our
table side Saganaki Flambe. One bite
and you’re going to love it!
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is to see Acropolis Greek Taverna
Restaurants in prosperous neighborhoods &
communities throughout the United States.
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Franchise opportunities from AGT Restaurant Group make it possible for everyday entrepreneurs
to start their own Acropolis Greek Taverna. Whether you are an investor looking for a unique
commercial investment, a restaurateur or someone with an operations background looking for new
revenue streams, our franchise opportunities are an exciting way to make our Greek Food, Greek
Wine and Greek Fun concept part of your everyday life.
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As part of the AGT Restaurant Group franchise network, you’ll benefit from:
• Comprehensive Training – we provide our franchisees with thorough easy-to-execute business plans,
including turnkey implementation and operating processes. All you’ll have to do is focus on growing your
business.
• Acropolis Mediterranean Foods supports all locations by providing all proprietary foods items and prepped food
items delivered fresh several times weekly. This ensures a consistent delicious product is served to all our customers
every time in all locations.
• National account programs and partners – we have long standing relationships with reputable third
party vendors who can supply you with technology, software and operational materials at affordable,
pre-negotiated rates.
Headquarters & Distribution Center
• Extensive, one on one support – we have an entire team of business professionals whose sole job if to help you make
your franchise opportunities prosper. Whether you have a serious dilemma or a small scale concern, you can reach out to
your designated Franchise Development Consultant for advice.
• Exclusive, protected territories – We offer both single-unit and multi-unit franchise agreements, with
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discounts available for investors who are capable of developing an entire market.
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AGT has major expansion plans throughout Florida, Georgia and the Southeast. Opportunities are
available in all market areas nationwide.
Ybor City - FL
New Tampa - FL
Riverview - FL
St. Petersburg - FL
South Tampa - FL
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Franchisee, Managing Partner, Master Franchisor and Developer opportunities available.
For more information please contact manager@acropolistaverna.com or 813-231-3131.
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Our Vision
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Ziad El Khoury
Sam Waez
Costa Waez
Tarek Armoush
Joseph France
Corporate Purchaser
President /CEO
Vice President
Director of Training
Community Marketing Liaison
Leadership Team
Our Strategy is to grow at a sustainable pace that will allow each and every
new Acropolis location the proper time and training to ensure success.
STEP 1 Contact us:
Send an email to manager@acropolistaverna.com expressing your area(s)
of interest and contact info.
STEP 2 Initial Franchise application:
Once we receive your email request, we will send you an initial franchise
application. This is a simple application that will let us know who you are
and why you are interested in meeting with us.
STEP 3 Initial Interview:
After you have returned your application, we will set up an initial
interview
STEP 4 Phase II packet and Application:
Once we have met for the initial interview and both parties are excited
to move forward, you will receive a more in depth phase II packet. This
packet will outline financials, non-disclosures, background checks, and
confidentiality agreements.
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Getting Started
This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise. It is for information purposes only.
Certain states require the registration of franchises prior to offering a franchise. If you are a resident of, or wish to acquire a franchise to
be operated in one of these states, we will offer you a franchise only after we have complied with applicable pre-sale registration and
disclosure requirements in your jurisdiction. We are accepting applications from all states.
STEP 5 Site Location:
After your application has been approved and the final
contracts have been signed, we will help you select the
site for your new Acropolis Greek Taverna.
Space Requirements for Your new Acropolis Taverna
• 3,000 – 7,000 Square Feet
• Free Standing, End Cap, In-line with Outdoor Seating
• Highly Visible Location and Signage
• High Traffic Urban or Suburban Areas
• Minimum 100 Parking Spaces
STEP 6 Build Out:
Depending on whether your site is built in a space that
was previously occupied by another restaurant or if you
are building a new shell, this process can take 60-120 days
pending licensing and building inspections. We provide
our Brand Standards for our color scheme and overall
layout, and we give you the freedom to either use our
contractors and furniture suppliers, or you are welcome to
find your own.
Training
STEP 7 Establish Vendor Relationships:
In order to maintain delicious food
integrity and Brand Standards
throughout all of our locations, we will
help you establish fantastic vendor
relationships that will help aid in your
success.
STEP 8 Training: Both you and your
management team will be able
to train for 4 weeks in our Tampa
locations. We will provide you with
the tools for scheduling, food cost
management, maintenance, money
management, interviewing, food
preparation training, and more. Not
only do we provide this intense 4 week
comprehensive training program in
our Tampa locations, we also send
our Leadership Team to your new
Acropolis Taverna for 4 weeks. Week
4 of our on location training is slated
for Grand Opening. We are confident
that you will have all of the tools you
need to run a high energy restaurant
complete with zorba dancing, napkin
throwing, live music, plate breaking,
belly dancing, and the ability to create
incredibly delicious fresh recipes.
Marketing
STEP 8 Marketing Support:
During your 8 week Training Program,
our Leadership Team will also help you
develop a marketing program that
caters to the demographics of your local
community. You will have access to
amazing ads and artwork we have used in
the past as well as access to our talented
graphic artists. We will help you maintain
our Acropolis Brand Standards by aiding
you in many media types.
• Website management
• Customer Loyalty Programs
• Social Media
• Menus
• Signage
• Billboards & Banners
• Birthday Mailing Program
• School & Community Charity Events
• Catering Menus and more…
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The Ideal Franchise Candidate
• Existing experience in Food Service, Retail or Multi-Unit Operations.
• Highly motivated in developing community interest in Greek style dining while utilizing an
array of marketing tools and public relations.
• Exemplify a passion for excellence in the restaurant industry with a desire to own and operate
a customer focused fun business where guests come to experience the authentic Greek
tradition.
• The ability to recognize, organize and train energetic, personable and highly motivated teams.
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• Equipment ~ $200k
• Initial Franchise Fee - Full payment $50,000
• 5% Royalty of gross sales
• Computer System and Software ~ $18k
• Grand Opening marketing ~ $15k
• 2% Advertising and marketing fund
• Furniture and fixtures ~ $150k
• Signage ~ $15k
• Initial inventory ~ $20k
• Operating capital ~ $100k
• Total Start Up Investment ~ $568k
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All prices are estimates that are based on average build out. Prices vary
depending on location and varrying build costs along with local government
regulations.
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To Our Future Franchisees,
I want to personally thank you for taking your time to explore our franchise opportunities. It has
been a journey since 2001 when we first opened. We have learned and grown so much over these
years, and it is with pleasure that we welcome you to our Acropolis family. I am a firm believer in
asking those who work with Acropolis Taverna to walk alongside me, not behind me. Together, we
have amazing potential! It is by sharing best practices and continual open communication that we
will become a nationally recognized name brand. When people think Greek, they will picture all of
us at Acropolis Taverna.
I look forward to our future together.
OPA!
Sam Waez
CEO
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