Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kitchen Tune-Up | Room Evolutions | |
| Investment | 94973 - 129077 | 190000 - 320000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7%-2% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 1% |
| Year Founded | 1986 | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | 1988 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kitchen Tune-Up | Room Evolutions | |
| Experience | General business experience | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
Financing Options |
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| Kitchen Tune-Up | Room Evolutions | |
| 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 | Room Evolutions | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 92 hours Additional Training: Online pre-training/post-training webinars | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| 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 | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Marketing materials are created and available |
| 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Kitchen Tune-Up | Room Evolutions | |
| 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 | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 7%-2% |
| Room Evolutions | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 1% |
| Room Evolutions | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 1986 |
| Room Evolutions | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 1988 |
| Room Evolutions | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 10 years |
| Room Evolutions | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Room Evolutions | $5,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | General business experience |
| Room Evolutions | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | No |
| Room Evolutions | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Equipment | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up} | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Inventory | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Receivables | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Payroll | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Room Evolutions | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | Classroom Training: 92 hours Additional Training: Online pre-training/post-training webinars |
| Room Evolutions | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| 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 |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Marketing | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Room Evolutions | Marketing materials are created and available |
| 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) |
| Room Evolutions | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| 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 |
| Room Evolutions | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| International Expansion | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Room Evolutions | |