Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Muffins Plus | |
| Investment | 145900 - 446000 | 175000 - 500000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1985 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1994 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Muffins Plus | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Muffins Plus | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Muffins Plus | |
| 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Muffins Plus | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 6% |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Year Founded | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 1985 |
| Muffins Plus | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 1994 |
| Muffins Plus | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 10 years |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 75% of then-current fee |
| Muffins Plus | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Industry experience General business experience |
| Muffins Plus | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | No |
| Muffins Plus | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Equipment | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery} | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Inventory | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Receivables | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Payroll | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Support | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Muffins Plus | |
| 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 |
| Muffins Plus | |
| 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) |
| Muffins Plus | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | 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 | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | |