Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Investment | 380700 - 1000000 | 160350 - 487000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1988 | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | 1990 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Experience | Industry experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 60 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| 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 | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 5% |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Year Founded | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 1988 |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 1990 |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 20 years |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Red Hot & Blue | Industry experience |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Red Hot & Blue | No |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| Red Hot & Blue} | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Support | |
| Red Hot & Blue | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Marketing | |
| Red Hot & Blue | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Operations | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 60 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | 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 | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| International Expansion | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |