Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tapioca Express | Tastea | |
| Investment | 200000 - 420000 | 368300 - 804500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $0.055/cup | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1999 | 2013 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tapioca Express | Tastea | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Tapioca Express | Tastea | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Tapioca Express | Tastea | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| 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 | Tastea | |
| 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 | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Tastea | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Tastea | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | $0.055/cup |
| Tastea | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Tastea | |
| Year Founded | |
| Tapioca Express | 1999 |
| Tastea | 2013 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tapioca Express | 2000 |
| Tastea | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Tastea | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | $3K for 2 years |
| Tastea | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tapioca Express | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Tastea | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Tapioca Express | No |
| Tastea | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Tastea | |
| Equipment | |
| Tapioca Express} | |
| Tastea | |
| Inventory | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Tastea | |
| Receivables | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Tastea | |
| Payroll | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Tastea | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Tastea | |
| Support | |
| Tapioca Express | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Tastea | |
| Marketing | |
| Tapioca Express | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Tastea | |
| Operations | |
| Tapioca Express | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
| Tastea | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Tastea | 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 | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Tastea | |
| International Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Tastea | |