Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tapioca Express | Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Investment | 200000 - 420000 | 340000 - 575000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $0.055/cup | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1999 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tapioca Express | Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Tapioca Express | Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| 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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| Tapioca Express | Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | You are provided with an Ellianos Operations Manual which has the tools you need to help run your store "at your fingertips. On-going Support and Evaluations- We schedule periodic evaluations at your store to see if there are any areas in which we can help you improve operations. Financial and Operations Advice- You will have access to our Ellianos Corporate business professionals if you have any financial or operations questions. We continuously invest in finding new ways to save our franchisees money through more efficient operations. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Logo and Branding Materials- Eliminates the need for the franchise owner to invest in essential but costly logos and corporate identity. Marketing Advice- Don’t know what to promote or how to attract customers? Our Marketing Director will be glad to help you put together your own marketing plan. Brand Identity- As the franchise grows, our brand awareness adds an enormous intangible asset to your store. |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Tapioca Express | Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | $0.055/cup |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Year Founded | |
| Tapioca Express | 1999 |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tapioca Express | 2000 |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | $3K for 2 years |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tapioca Express | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Tapioca Express | No |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Equipment | |
| Tapioca Express} | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Inventory | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Receivables | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Payroll | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Support | |
| Tapioca Express | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | You are provided with an Ellianos Operations Manual which has the tools you need to help run your store "at your fingertips. On-going Support and Evaluations- We schedule periodic evaluations at your store to see if there are any areas in which we can help you improve operations. Financial and Operations Advice- You will have access to our Ellianos Corporate business professionals if you have any financial or operations questions. We continuously invest in finding new ways to save our franchisees money through more efficient operations. |
| Marketing | |
| Tapioca Express | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | Logo and Branding Materials- Eliminates the need for the franchise owner to invest in essential but costly logos and corporate identity. Marketing Advice- Don’t know what to promote or how to attract customers? Our Marketing Director will be glad to help you put together your own marketing plan. Brand Identity- As the franchise grows, our brand awareness adds an enormous intangible asset to your store. |
| Operations | |
| Tapioca Express | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |