Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Amazon Cafe | Berry Blendz | |
| Investment | 127500 - 218500 | 144500 - 354750 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 3%-6% |
| 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 | Berry Blendz | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Amazon Cafe | Berry Blendz | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Amazon Cafe | Berry Blendz | |
| 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 | Berry Blendz | |
| 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 | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Berry Blendz | 3%-6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Year Founded | |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Berry Blendz | 2009 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Berry Blendz | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
| Berry Blendz | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
| Berry Blendz | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Amazon Cafe | No |
| Berry Blendz | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Equipment | |
| Amazon Cafe} | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Inventory | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Receivables | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Payroll | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Berry Blendz | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Support | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Marketing | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Berry Blendz | |
| 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) |
| Berry Blendz | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Berry Blendz | 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 |
| Berry Blendz | |
| International Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Berry Blendz | |