Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Amazon Cafe | Boston Deli | |
| Investment | 127500 - 218500 | 132750 - 311500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | Up to 4% | |
| Year Founded | 1998 | 1993 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Amazon Cafe | Boston Deli | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Amazon Cafe | Boston Deli | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Amazon Cafe | Boston Deli | |
| 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 | Boston Deli | |
| 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 | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Boston Deli | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Boston Deli | Up to 4% |
| Year Founded | |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Boston Deli | 1993 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Boston Deli | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Boston Deli | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
| Boston Deli | $1,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
| Boston Deli | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Amazon Cafe | No |
| Boston Deli | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Equipment | |
| Amazon Cafe} | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Inventory | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Receivables | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Payroll | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Boston Deli | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Support | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Boston Deli | |
| Marketing | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Boston Deli | |
| 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) |
| Boston Deli | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Boston Deli | 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 |
| Boston Deli | |
| International Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Boston Deli | |