Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Amazon Cafe | Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Investment | 127500 - 218500 | 360000 - 466000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1998 | 2009 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Amazon Cafe | Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Amazon Cafe | Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Amazon Cafe | Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Amazon Cafe | Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| US Expansion | North East, South East, | 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Year Founded | |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | 2009 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Amazon Cafe | No |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Equipment | |
| Amazon Cafe} | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Inventory | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Receivables | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Payroll | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Support | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Marketing | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Operations | |
| Amazon Cafe | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | 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 | |
| Amazon Cafe | 0 |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| International Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |