Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Tastea | |
| Investment | 56200 - 123300 | 368300 - 804500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8-5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1996 | 2013 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Tastea | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Tastea | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Tastea | |
| 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 | Tastea | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Tastea | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Tastea | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 8-5% |
| Tastea | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Tastea | |
| Year Founded | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 1996 |
| Tastea | 2013 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 2000 |
| Tastea | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 10 years |
| Tastea | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | The then-current franchise fee |
| Tastea | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Tastea | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | No |
| Tastea | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Tastea | |
| Equipment | |
| Cafe Ala Carte} | |
| Tastea | |
| Inventory | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Tastea | |
| Receivables | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Tastea | |
| Payroll | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Tastea | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Tastea | |
| Support | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet |
| Tastea | |
| Marketing | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Ad slicks |
| Tastea | |
| 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) |
| Tastea | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Tastea | 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 | |
| Tastea | |
| International Expansion | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Tastea | |