Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Spot Coffee | |
| Investment | 56200 - 123300 | 250000 - 500000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8-5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1996 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Spot Coffee | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Spot Coffee | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Spot Coffee | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Spot Coffee | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 8-5% |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Year Founded | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 1996 |
| Spot Coffee | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 2000 |
| Spot Coffee | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 10 years |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | The then-current franchise fee |
| Spot Coffee | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Spot Coffee | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | No |
| Spot Coffee | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Equipment | |
| Cafe Ala Carte} | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Inventory | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Receivables | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Payroll | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Spot Coffee | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Support | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Marketing | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Ad slicks |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Operations | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Spot Coffee | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Spot Coffee | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Spot Coffee | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Spot Coffee | |