Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Boston Deli | Amazon Cafe | |
| Investment | 132750 - 311500 | 127500 - 218500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | Up to 4% | |
| Year Founded | 1993 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 2001 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Boston Deli | Amazon Cafe | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Boston Deli | Amazon Cafe | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Boston Deli | Amazon Cafe | |
| 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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| Boston Deli | Amazon Cafe | |
| US Expansion | 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 | North East, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Boston Deli | 6% |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Boston Deli | Up to 4% |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Year Founded | |
| Boston Deli | 1993 |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Boston Deli | 2001 |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Boston Deli | $1,000 |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| Boston Deli} | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Support | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Boston Deli | |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Boston Deli | 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 |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Amazon Cafe | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Boston Deli | |
| Amazon Cafe | |