Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Amazon Cafe | Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Investment | 127500 - 218500 | 141500 - 304200 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1998 | 2014 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Amazon Cafe | Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Amazon Cafe | Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Amazon Cafe | Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| 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 | Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| 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 | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Year Founded | |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | 2014 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Amazon Cafe | No |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Equipment | |
| Amazon Cafe} | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Inventory | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Receivables | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Payroll | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Support | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Marketing | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| 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) |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | 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 |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| International Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |