Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Golden Griddle | Cosi Inc | |
| Investment | 100000 - 450000 | 762600 - 899800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1964 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1977 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Golden Griddle | Cosi Inc | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Golden Griddle | Cosi Inc | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Golden Griddle | Cosi Inc | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 - 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Golden Griddle | Cosi Inc | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Golden Griddle | 5% |
| Cosi Inc | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Cosi Inc | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Golden Griddle | 1964 |
| Cosi Inc | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Golden Griddle | 1977 |
| Cosi Inc | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Golden Griddle | 10 years |
| Cosi Inc | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Cosi Inc | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Golden Griddle | General business experience |
| Cosi Inc | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Golden Griddle | No |
| Cosi Inc | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Equipment | |
| Golden Griddle} | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Inventory | |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Receivables | |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Payroll | |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Cosi Inc | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Support | |
| Golden Griddle | Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Marketing | |
| Golden Griddle | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Operations | |
| Golden Griddle | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 - 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Cosi Inc | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Cosi Inc | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Cosi Inc | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Golden Griddle | |
| Cosi Inc | |