Wildcat Bbq
Date of Foundation
1905

Wildcat Bbq

Tropical Bbq Restaurant & Craft Cocktails

The Idea origin story

Award-winning Chef Brandon Frohne plans to launch Wildcat in Nashville by Spring 2024. With the specific restaurant location yet to be decided, he aims to redefine dining experiences with an exotic blend of craft smokehouse specialties and signature cocktails. The menu features smoked meats, shareables, seasonal sides and creative sauces, all echoing Southeast Asian and Latin American influences.

The Mission

"Wildcat: a unique BBQ experience with tropical twist. Aiming to become key community fixture and multi-unit brand within 5 years."

Clients

Foodies, Families, Anyone, Any Age Demographic that appreciate chef crafted flavors, bbq, and nostalgic dishes with a creative twist

Problems we solve

Client’s problem

Your startup could solve the problem of limited culinary diversity in Nashville by introducing unique, tropical-flavored BBQ and cocktails, thus providing a new dining experience.

Confirmation of problem

Nashville lacks a unique restaurant fusing tropical flavors with traditional BBQ, leaving culinary explorers underserved.

Solution

To become a unicorn startup, your Tropical BBQ Restaurant & Craft Cocktails needs to focus on: 1. Unique Selling Proposition: Being the first

Our technologies

This solution is based on technologies

Advanced kitchen appliances, online reservation platforms, POS systems with integrated inventory management, customer relationship management (CRM) software, smart payment solutions.

How it works

To become a unicorn startup, it's important to focus on the following aspects: 1. Solve a Big Problem: To generate substantial revenues and attract large-scale investment, your startup should aim to address significant issues that affect a lot of people or industries. 2. Hunt for Massive Market: Your market size needs to be worth billions of dollars if you're aiming for unicorn status. Research your sector extensively before launching. 3. Scalability: Your business model must capable of scaling up rapidly without producing equivalent increases

Value for the client

Wildcat offers a unique culinary experience, merging Southern BBQ with tropical flavors and over-the-top hospitality for a feel-good dining.

Market and strategy

Market size

2

mln/year

We estimate the market size for which our solution is designed in monetary terms as follows

Market share goal

15

% of the market

Is our goal in the next 3 years

Team

My name’s

Brandon Frohne

My key role in the product

My key role is Chef Owner, Developer and I'm responsible for creating innovative food concepts, managing the operations & developing our tech platform.

Team size and key members

Consider recruiting a technical lead, marketing specialist, financial advisor and operations manager to ensure all critical business areas are covered.

Competitors

Competitors

Apart from the 3 main BBQ competitors in Nashville, you also have competition with other restaurants offering similar cuisines or catering to similar markets. Don't overlook food trucks and fusion cuisine establishments that blend different food styles.

Our Advantages

Experience bold tropical delights, masterfully curated by our award-winning chef. Stand out with our unique BBQ recipes, skillfully blended with Southeast Asian and Latin American flavors for an unforgettable taste adventure.

Business model

We make money through consumer sales dining in our restaurants, takeout, mobile food delivery, retail food products, and catering

Traction

Product Progress: Skyrocketed brand visibility and social engagement via popular, sold-out BBQ pop-ups. Rave reviews generated market demand to scale up our unique offering.

Our company boasts a solid financial foundation underpinned by consistent cash flow and stable revenue. We continue to make significant strides in profitability, reflecting our sustainable growth trajectory.

Metrics

Annual Revenue Growth charts yearly income increase, crucial for startup growth. Profitability indicates if revenues exceed costs. Controlling Operating Expenses ensures outlays align with finance strategy & limits wastage. Net Margin measures net profit against total revenue percentage-wise.

Our two operational pop-ups witnessed immense success, turning profitable with a sell-out. Within just three hours, we generated $4,000 in food revenue and achieved robust profitability at 18% margin.

Incorporation

Our company incorporated in

Tennessee

Key risks

Some main risks could include inability to secure a good location, lower than expected customer turnout, logistic challenges in sourcing specific ingredients, overspending on operational costs and potential difficulty recruiting and retaining skilled staff. Public health crises like COVID-19 can also drastically impact restaurant operations.

Investments

$

5

We raised investments

Our Investors

Willing to provide 25% ownership of the restaurant for 500,000 capital

Rising Investments

$

400,000-500,000

Currently, we are raising investments

$

help

Estimated pre-investment valuation of the company

We’re looking for a co-founders

Open positions

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Additional information

Forecasted to generate $1.2M sales in the first year, our tropical cocktail restaurant and bar aims for steady growth, targeting $1.5M in the second year and soaring to an ambitious $2M by year three.

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