Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Cookie Advantage | |
| Investment | 145900 - 446000 | 75000 - 100000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5%--3% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1985 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 1994 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Cookie Advantage | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Cookie Advantage | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Cookie Advantage | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Building sales takes effort on many different levels - from running your business with monitored food costs, to strong operations, to local store marketing, to most importantly ensuring that you give every customer a reason to return. The Frullati Cafe Marketing Team will assist you by creating national marketing initiatives and advertising that are key to building sales. Increasing sales takes diligent effort in all areas of your business. Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 35% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Cookie Advantage is a hands-on, owner operated business that you have to run. The Franchise is not a passive investment. We expect our Franchisees to take an ongoing, active role in their Franchise, but you do not have to be in the bakery all the time. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Cookie Advantage | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 6% |
| Cookie Advantage | 5%--3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Year Founded | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 1985 |
| Cookie Advantage | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 1994 |
| Cookie Advantage | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 10 years |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 75% of then-current fee |
| Cookie Advantage | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Industry experience General business experience |
| Cookie Advantage | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | No |
| Cookie Advantage | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Equipment | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery} | |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Inventory | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Receivables | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Payroll | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Cookie Advantage | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Support | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Marketing | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Building sales takes effort on many different levels - from running your business with monitored food costs, to strong operations, to local store marketing, to most importantly ensuring that you give every customer a reason to return. The Frullati Cafe Marketing Team will assist you by creating national marketing initiatives and advertising that are key to building sales. Increasing sales takes diligent effort in all areas of your business. Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Operations | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 35% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Cookie Advantage | Cookie Advantage is a hands-on, owner operated business that you have to run. The Franchise is not a passive investment. We expect our Franchisees to take an ongoing, active role in their Franchise, but you do not have to be in the bakery all the time. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| International Expansion | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Cookie Advantage | |