Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Arizona Bread Company | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Investment | 149000 - 341500 | 726000 - 1140000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1994 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Arizona Bread Company | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Experience | Management skills | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Arizona Bread Company | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| 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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| Arizona Bread Company | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | A Fresh City consultant will be on location at your restaurant prior to the soft opening, to guide you through the first few days of business, and to assist in planning your grand opening. The Fresh City Franchise team will offer ongoing business consultation, and will share best practices as well as manuals and other training materials, as you grow your business. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Fresh City will assist you in growing your business through the strategic and tactical implementation of Fresh City branding, marketing, and promotions. You will be provided with materials and programs to help you begin positioning your Fresh City restaurant in your community. Additionally, the Fresh City community support and service program -"Thinking Fresh" - will help make your franchise the neighborhood restaurant of choice. |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 13 - 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Arizona Bread Company | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| US Expansion | Mid West, North East, South, South East, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Arizona Bread Company | 5% |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Year Founded | |
| Arizona Bread Company | 1994 |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Arizona Bread Company | 2002 |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Arizona Bread Company | 20 years |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Arizona Bread Company | 1/2 of current franchise fee |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 25% of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Arizona Bread Company | Management skills |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Arizona Bread Company | No |
| Fresh City Kitchen | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Equipment | |
| Arizona Bread Company} | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Inventory | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Receivables | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Payroll | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Support | |
| Arizona Bread Company | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Fresh City Kitchen | A Fresh City consultant will be on location at your restaurant prior to the soft opening, to guide you through the first few days of business, and to assist in planning your grand opening. The Fresh City Franchise team will offer ongoing business consultation, and will share best practices as well as manuals and other training materials, as you grow your business. |
| Marketing | |
| Arizona Bread Company | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Fresh City will assist you in growing your business through the strategic and tactical implementation of Fresh City branding, marketing, and promotions. You will be provided with materials and programs to help you begin positioning your Fresh City restaurant in your community. Additionally, the Fresh City community support and service program -"Thinking Fresh" - will help make your franchise the neighborhood restaurant of choice. |
| Operations | |
| Arizona Bread Company | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 13 - 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Mid West, North East, South, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Arizona Bread Company | 0 |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| International Expansion | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |