Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Hawaii's Java Kai | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Investment | 168990 - 355900 | 56200 - 123300 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 8-5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1997 | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Hawaii's Java Kai | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Hawaii's Java Kai | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Hawaii's Java Kai | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Ad slicks |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 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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| Hawaii's Java Kai | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| US Expansion | Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | 6% |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 8-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Year Founded | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | 1997 |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | 2000 |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | 20 years |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | The then-current franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | General business experience |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | Yes |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Equipment | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai} | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Inventory | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Receivables | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Payroll | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Support | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet |
| Marketing | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| International Expansion | |
| Hawaii's Java Kai | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |