Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Investment | 224500 - 457000 | 64600 - 311750 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 1% |
| Year Founded | 1975 | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Training | K-Tec is a 5-day training all Kahala franchisees receive and is the companion to brand specific in-store training. It introduces participants to the Kahala culture, level of support provided, and the roles and responsibilities for supporting franchisee and franchisor success. It provides exposure to basic business concepts such as customer service, profitability, quality assurance, inventory, purchasing and distribution, and more. | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 19 | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | Surf City Squeeze | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | 5% |
| Surf City Squeeze | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | 1% |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | 1975 |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | 2003 |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 75% of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Equipment | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt} | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Inventory | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Receivables | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Payroll | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | |
| Surf City Squeeze | K-Tec is a 5-day training all Kahala franchisees receive and is the companion to brand specific in-store training. It introduces participants to the Kahala culture, level of support provided, and the roles and responsibilities for supporting franchisee and franchisor success. It provides exposure to basic business concepts such as customer service, profitability, quality assurance, inventory, purchasing and distribution, and more. |
| Support | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations |
| Surf City Squeeze | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 19 |
| Surf City Squeeze | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |