Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Amazon Cafe | Planet Sub | |
| Investment | 127500 - 218500 | 182000 - 402000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1 - 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1998 | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Amazon Cafe | Planet Sub | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Amazon Cafe | Planet Sub | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Amazon Cafe | Planet Sub | |
| Training | Comprehensive 30 day training program | |
| 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 Sub | |
| 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 | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Planet Sub | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Planet Sub | 1 - 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Planet Sub | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Planet Sub | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Planet Sub | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
| Planet Sub | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
| Planet Sub | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Amazon Cafe | No |
| Planet Sub | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Equipment | |
| Amazon Cafe} | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Inventory | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Receivables | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Payroll | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Planet Sub | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Planet Sub | Comprehensive 30 day training program |
| Support | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Planet Sub | |
| Marketing | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Planet Sub | |
| 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 Sub | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Planet Sub | 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 |
| Planet Sub | |
| International Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Planet Sub | |