Dinner By Design is America’s leading home meal prep kitchen, created to help families save money and enjoy healthy, delicious dinners in the comfort of their own home. The firm had franchises in 13 US states and Canada and wanted to expand operations into Ohio. The franchisee needed to bring a contractor on board as soon as possible.
Although the Owners had secured the franchise opportunity, they didn’t have financing, a retail lease—and hadn’t yet decided on the location.
Challenges
Full Services for a Small Business
The wall covering specialist that the company uses had worked with us on a previous meal center for a different firm. She referred the franchisee to us:
Cost Comparison & analysis of the two potential locations
Preparation of documents and a working budget to help Owner secure financing
A planned, accelerated schedule for on-budget, safe, quality work
An early finish before the planned, grand-opening deadline
Features
A Well-Rounded Center with Features for Heavy Use
1,570 square foot tenant improvement
Full Kitchen facility
New plumbing and updated bathroom fixtures
Standard electric and heating, ventilation and air conditioning
Easy-to-maintain, straightforward and impact-resistant surfacing throughout
Nine workstations for customers to prepare their selections
On-site staff area so they can supervise operations
Results
Experience & Working Partnerships
Since we had already constructed one meal center for another client, in the Dublin area, we were quite familiar with the concept and the requirements. The other project was also a first for the Central Ohio area and it required cost analysis and benchmark budgets. Because of this experience—and because we already had a team of working partners assembled from the previous work—MCR Services was able to deliver the facility well in advance of deadline. Our new clients were delighted with the result.
