Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Amazon Cafe | Tom and Chee | |
| Investment | 127500 - 218500 | 302700 - 456000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1998 | 2012 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2017 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Amazon Cafe | Tom and Chee | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Amazon Cafe | Tom and Chee | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Amazon Cafe | Tom and Chee | |
| 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 | Tom and Chee | |
| 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 | |
| Tom and Chee | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Tom and Chee | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Tom and Chee | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Tom and Chee | |
| Year Founded | |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Tom and Chee | 2012 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Tom and Chee | 2017 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Tom and Chee | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
| Tom and Chee | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
| Tom and Chee | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Amazon Cafe | No |
| Tom and Chee | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Tom and Chee | |
| Equipment | |
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| Tom and Chee | |
| Inventory | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Tom and Chee | |
| Receivables | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Tom and Chee | |
| Payroll | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Tom and Chee | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Tom and Chee | |
| Support | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Tom and Chee | |
| Marketing | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Tom and Chee | |
| 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) |
| Tom and Chee | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Tom and Chee | 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 |
| Tom and Chee | |
| International Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
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