Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kitchen Tune-Up | Epcon Communities | |
| Investment | 94973 - 129077 | 887200 - 4569000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 7%-2% | 1% to 2% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | $500/ month |
| Year Founded | 1986 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 1988 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kitchen Tune-Up | Epcon Communities | |
| Experience | General business experience | General business experience Upper management experience |
Financing Options |
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| Kitchen Tune-Up | Epcon Communities | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | No |
| Equipment | Yes | No |
| Inventory | Yes | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Kitchen Tune-Up | Epcon Communities | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 92 hours Additional Training: Online pre-training/post-training webinars | Available at headquarters |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Kitchen Tune-Up | Epcon Communities | |
| 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 | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 7%-2% |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 1% |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| Year Founded | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 1986 |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 1988 |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 10 years |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | General business experience |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | No |
| Epcon Communities | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Equipment | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up} | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Inventory | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Receivables | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Payroll | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Epcon Communities | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | Classroom Training: 92 hours Additional Training: Online pre-training/post-training webinars |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| Support | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Marketing | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Operations | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Epcon Communities | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 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 |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| International Expansion | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |