Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Dixie Cream | |
| Investment | 145900 - 446000 | 196000 - 413000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1985 | 1929 |
| Year Franchised | 1994 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Dixie Cream | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | Dixie Cream actively searches for candidates with a strong background in business management. |
Financing Options |
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| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Dixie Cream | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Dixie Cream | |
| 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 | Beautiful Brands will have available for the franchisees a complete Grand Opening and on going Local Store Marketing program. |
| 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) | At least one owner or a designated manager must be involved on a full-time basis and must be responsible for the day-to-day operations and management. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Dixie Cream | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 6% |
| Dixie Cream | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |
| Year Founded | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 1985 |
| Dixie Cream | 1929 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 1994 |
| Dixie Cream | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 10 years |
| Dixie Cream | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 75% of then-current fee |
| Dixie Cream | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Industry experience General business experience |
| Dixie Cream | Dixie Cream actively searches for candidates with a strong background in business management. |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | No |
| Dixie Cream | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |
| Equipment | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery} | |
| Dixie Cream | |
| Inventory | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |
| Receivables | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |
| Payroll | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |
| Support | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Dixie Cream | |
| 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 |
| Dixie Cream | Beautiful Brands will have available for the franchisees a complete Grand Opening and on going Local Store Marketing program. |
| 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) |
| Dixie Cream | At least one owner or a designated manager must be involved on a full-time basis and must be responsible for the day-to-day operations and management. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |
| International Expansion | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |