Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Amazon Cafe | Planet Smoothie | |
| Investment | 127500 - 218500 | 190150 - 358500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1998 | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Amazon Cafe | Planet Smoothie | |
| Experience | General business experience | A Planet Smoothie franchisee should have an outgoing personality and a desire to provide customers a healthier option. You should also enjoy going out into the community to meet new people and let them know about your store. Building partnerships in the community is key to growing revenue for your store. We provide a detailed game plan to help you build awareness, and executing the game plan can be half the fun of owning a store: You get to be the person who makes the community a little bit better and a little bit healthier, and communities love that! To open a store, you need at least $100,000 in liquid capital and a net worth of $400,000. |
Financing Options |
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| Amazon Cafe | Planet Smoothie | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Amazon Cafe | Planet Smoothie | |
| Training | Hands-on experience in operating a Planet Smoothie restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia. This covers all facets of operating the Planet Smoothie business. A Planet Smoothie representative will then assist you at the opening of your first restaurant. | |
| 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 | Planet Smoothie | |
| US Expansion | North East, South East, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Planet Smoothie | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Planet Smoothie | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Planet Smoothie | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Planet Smoothie | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
| Planet Smoothie | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
| Planet Smoothie | A Planet Smoothie franchisee should have an outgoing personality and a desire to provide customers a healthier option. You should also enjoy going out into the community to meet new people and let them know about your store. Building partnerships in the community is key to growing revenue for your store. We provide a detailed game plan to help you build awareness, and executing the game plan can be half the fun of owning a store: You get to be the person who makes the community a little bit better and a little bit healthier, and communities love that! To open a store, you need at least $100,000 in liquid capital and a net worth of $400,000. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Amazon Cafe | No |
| Planet Smoothie | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Equipment | |
| Amazon Cafe} | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Inventory | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Receivables | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Payroll | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Planet Smoothie | Hands-on experience in operating a Planet Smoothie restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia. This covers all facets of operating the Planet Smoothie business. A Planet Smoothie representative will then assist you at the opening of your first restaurant. |
| Support | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Marketing | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| 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) |
| Planet Smoothie | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | 0 |
| Planet Smoothie | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Planet Smoothie | |