As you’ve explored the HoneyBaked franchise opportunity, you’ve undoubtedly learned a lot about our brand. Read on to discover some things you might not know—yet!— about Honey Baked Ham.
We’ve Been Hammin’ It Up Since 1957
HoneyBaked has a long history of brand—and franchise—excellence. The first Honey Baked Ham store opened its doors in Detroit, Michigan in 1957. The founder of HoneyBaked, Harry Hoenselaar, invented and patented the first hand-operated spiral slicing machine. In that original HoneyBaked store, Mr. Hoenselaar smoked his hams over a special blend of hardwood chips and developed our signature sweet, crunchy glaze.
Now, that we’ve had more than 60 years to perfect our recipes and decades of franchise experience to hone our systems, life within a HoneyBaked franchise looks a little different than that first store. Now, our franchisees receive all of their products fully-cooked to ensure that each customer always gets the HoneyBaked taste they know and love and franchisees don’t have to bother with greasy cooktops or huge ovens. Our long history allows us to support franchisees with expertise and experience.
We Are Always Evolving
You know that Honey Baked Ham is a legacy brand, and, as a restaurant franchise opportunity, we are known for our enduring presence. The secret behind that endurance? Our dedication to evolving and growing. Growth has taken on many forms for our brand over the years. At certain times, it looked like acquiring other restaurant franchises and embracing those stores under the HoneyBaked brand. At other times, it’s meant expanding our menu to meet all of our customers’ holiday needs. These days, we are growing the brand by inviting entrepreneurial hopefuls to open their own HoneyBaked franchises.
Additionally, HoneyBaked continues to evolve by using the technology we have available to make engaging with our brand even easier for customers. They can find their closest HoneyBaked store, reserve a ham and order delivery all through our website. We also work closely with our franchisees to hear directly from them what technological advancements would make their lives easier and their customers happier. If you are looking for restaurant franchise opportunities that consistently evolve, you should consider HoneyBaked.
You’ll Have Entrepreneurial Autonomy
Our franchise system does create consistency across the HoneyBaked brand. What you might not know is that behind the scenes, each HoneyBaked franchise might look different than the franchise in the neighboring territory. For example, when you decide on this restaurant franchise opportunity, you will be able to choose the ownership model that works for you: owner-operator, semi-absentee or absentee. Even within these styles, you decide how to meld your role as owner with the lifestyle ownership will afford you.
Some owners are in their stores every day, taking a hands-on role and coming up with on-the-fly solutions to any problems that may arise. For example, in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was our franchisees who took initiative and added curbside pickup to their operations within days. HoneyBaked has a proven system for our franchisees to work from, but unlike some other restaurant franchise opportunities, we value our franchisees’ entrepreneurial instincts and trust your business acumen.
When you franchise with HoneyBaked, you will have the opportunity to build your own legacy atop our 60 years of proven success. To start your HoneyBaked franchise journey, reach out to our franchise development team.
