Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Cafe Fondue | Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Investment | 136000 - 307000 | 1404320 - 1824210 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1.19-3% | |
| Year Founded | 1996 | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Cafe Fondue | Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Experience | General business experience | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Cafe Fondue | Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Cafe Fondue | Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 288 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | 45% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Cafe Fondue | Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Worldwide, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Cafe Fondue | 4% |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 1.19-3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Cafe Fondue | 1996 |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Cafe Fondue | 2003 |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Cafe Fondue | Varies |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Cafe Fondue | $2.5K |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 50% of current franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Cafe Fondue | General business experience |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Cafe Fondue | Yes |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Equipment | |
| Cafe Fondue} | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Inventory | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Receivables | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Payroll | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | On-The-Job Training: 288 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Support | |
| Cafe Fondue | Newsletter, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Cafe Fondue | Co-op advertising |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| Cafe Fondue | Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 45% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | Worldwide, |