Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Bad Ass Coffee Company | Caribou Coffee Company | |
| Investment | 304500 - 620000 | 223840 - 939995 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1991 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 1998 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Bad Ass Coffee Company | Caribou Coffee Company | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Bad Ass Coffee Company | Caribou Coffee Company | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Bad Ass Coffee Company | Caribou Coffee Company | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Bad Ass Coffee Company | Caribou Coffee Company | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | |
| Caribou Coffee Company | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | |
| Caribou Coffee Company | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | 6% |
| Caribou Coffee Company | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | 2% |
| Caribou Coffee Company | |
| Year Founded | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | 1991 |
| Caribou Coffee Company | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | 1998 |
| Caribou Coffee Company | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | 5 years |
| Caribou Coffee Company | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | $2.5K |
| Caribou Coffee Company | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | |
| Caribou Coffee Company | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | No |
| Caribou Coffee Company | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | |
| Caribou Coffee Company | |
| Equipment | |
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| Caribou Coffee Company | |
| Inventory | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | |
| Caribou Coffee Company | |
| Receivables | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | |
| Caribou Coffee Company | |
| Payroll | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | |
| Caribou Coffee Company | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | |
| Caribou Coffee Company | |
| Support | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Caribou Coffee Company | |
| Marketing | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Caribou Coffee Company | |
| Operations | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Caribou Coffee Company | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | |
| Caribou Coffee Company | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | 0 |
| Caribou Coffee Company | |
| International Expansion | |
| Bad Ass Coffee Company | |
| Caribou Coffee Company | |