Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Amazon Cafe | Creamistry | |
| Investment | 127500 - 218500 | 224500 - 576500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1.50% | |
| 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 | Creamistry | |
| Experience | General business experience | - a passion for customer service - a strong business acumen. |
Financing Options |
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| Amazon Cafe | Creamistry | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Amazon Cafe | Creamistry | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 9-12 hours Additional Training: 10-12 days at franchisee's location | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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) | Number of Employees Required to Run: 15 - 20 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Amazon Cafe | Creamistry | |
| 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 | |
| Creamistry | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Creamistry | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Creamistry | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Creamistry | 1.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Creamistry | 2014 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Creamistry | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Creamistry | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
| Creamistry | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
| Creamistry | - a passion for customer service - a strong business acumen. |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Amazon Cafe | No |
| Creamistry | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Creamistry | |
| Equipment | |
| Amazon Cafe} | |
| Creamistry | |
| Inventory | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Creamistry | |
| Receivables | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Creamistry | |
| Payroll | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Creamistry | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Creamistry | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 9-12 hours Additional Training: 10-12 days at franchisee's location |
| Support | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Creamistry | Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Creamistry | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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) |
| Creamistry | Number of Employees Required to Run: 15 - 20 |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Creamistry | 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 |
| Creamistry | |
| International Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Creamistry | |