Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Amazon Cafe | Vitality Juice | |
| Investment | 127500 - 218500 | 128000 - 393500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1998 | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Amazon Cafe | Vitality Juice | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Amazon Cafe | Vitality Juice | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Amazon Cafe | Vitality Juice | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week * Ongoing as needed, at any location | |
| 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) | * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 12 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Amazon Cafe | Vitality Juice | |
| 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 | |
| Vitality Juice | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Vitality Juice | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Vitality Juice | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Vitality Juice | |
| Year Founded | |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Vitality Juice | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Vitality Juice | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Vitality Juice | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
| Vitality Juice | $10,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
| Vitality Juice | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Amazon Cafe | No |
| Vitality Juice | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Vitality Juice | |
| Equipment | |
| Amazon Cafe} | |
| Vitality Juice | |
| Inventory | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Vitality Juice | |
| Receivables | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Vitality Juice | |
| Payroll | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Vitality Juice | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Vitality Juice | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week * Ongoing as needed, at any location |
| Support | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Vitality Juice | |
| Marketing | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Vitality Juice | |
| 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) |
| Vitality Juice | * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 12 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Vitality Juice | 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 |
| Vitality Juice | |
| International Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Vitality Juice | |