Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| San Francisco Bread Company | Cookie Advantage | |
| Investment | 370000 - 450000 | 75000 - 100000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5%--3% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2001 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| San Francisco Bread Company | Cookie Advantage | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| San Francisco Bread Company | Cookie Advantage | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| San Francisco Bread Company | Cookie Advantage | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25 - 35 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Cookie Advantage is a hands-on, owner operated business that you have to run. The Franchise is not a passive investment. We expect our Franchisees to take an ongoing, active role in their Franchise, but you do not have to be in the bakery all the time. |
Expansion Plans |
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| San Francisco Bread Company | Cookie Advantage | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | 5% |
| Cookie Advantage | 5%--3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Year Founded | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | 2001 |
| Cookie Advantage | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | 2003 |
| Cookie Advantage | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | 5 years |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | $10K |
| Cookie Advantage | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Cookie Advantage | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | No |
| Cookie Advantage | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Equipment | |
| San Francisco Bread Company} | |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Inventory | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Receivables | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Payroll | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | |
| Cookie Advantage | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Support | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Marketing | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Operations | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25 - 35 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Cookie Advantage | Cookie Advantage is a hands-on, owner operated business that you have to run. The Franchise is not a passive investment. We expect our Franchisees to take an ongoing, active role in their Franchise, but you do not have to be in the bakery all the time. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | 0 |
| Cookie Advantage | |
| International Expansion | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | |
| Cookie Advantage | |