Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Hurts Donut Company | Tapioca Express | |
| Investment | 553000 - 1076000 | 200000 - 420000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | $0.055/cup |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 2013 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 2014 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Hurts Donut Company | Tapioca Express | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Hurts Donut Company | Tapioca Express | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Hurts Donut Company | Tapioca Express | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Hurts Donut Company | Tapioca Express | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Hurts Donut Company | 7% |
| Tapioca Express | $0.055/cup |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Hurts Donut Company | 2% |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Year Founded | |
| Hurts Donut Company | 2013 |
| Tapioca Express | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Hurts Donut Company | 2014 |
| Tapioca Express | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Tapioca Express | $3K for 2 years |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Tapioca Express | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Equipment | |
| Hurts Donut Company} | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Inventory | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Receivables | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Payroll | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Tapioca Express | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Support | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Tapioca Express | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Tapioca Express | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Tapioca Express | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Hurts Donut Company | 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 |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| International Expansion | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Tapioca Express | |