Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Craters & Freighters | Dine-In Delivery | |
| Investment | 176850 - 276500 | 17500 - 20000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1990 | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Craters & Freighters | Dine-In Delivery | |
| Experience | It is not necessary to have a background in packaging, crate building, or transportation to operate our franchise. Our franchise owners come from widely varied backgrounds from Doctors to CPA's to Engineers. Our staff has the experience and credentials to guide you through an extensive training process in all aspects of running the operation including packaging, crating, and shipping procedures to administration, accounting, marketing, & sales. | $20,000 required to get open, $17,500 for the review and $2,500 paid to third parties for software, web site and other supplies. |
Financing Options |
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| Craters & Freighters | Dine-In Delivery | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Craters & Freighters | Dine-In Delivery | |
| Training | 10-day training program in Golden, CO Training includes classroom and hands-on experience in an operating franchise in Colorado. Owners are trained on, and provided with, the company's proprietary eBusiness Management System Software, Center Opening Handbook, Operations Manual, Policy and Procedures Manual, Freight Carriers Guide, Packaging & Crating Manual and Marketing Manual. Also includes business preparation, proprietary software, pick-up and delivery, transportation, bills of lading, shipping invoices, accounting, marketing, advertising, promotion, start-up operations, pricing and quoting, packaging and crating, insurance, tracers and claims, warehousing, personnel and international shipping. | The business review includes an experienced corporate representative coming to your location for 5 days of training |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media | |
| Operations | 21% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Master Franchise Costs - We offer an Area Developer opportunity at no charge to those who take our business review. That allows an operator to help us find other operators throughout the US and be compensated for it. There is no need for travel or selling, just provide financially qualified leads to corporate and we take it from there. If we close a deal, you get paid a commission. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Craters & Freighters | Dine-In Delivery | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Dine-In Delivery | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Dine-In Delivery | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | 5% |
| Dine-In Delivery | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1% |
| Dine-In Delivery | |
| Year Founded | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1990 |
| Dine-In Delivery | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1991 |
| Dine-In Delivery | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Craters & Freighters | 15 years |
| Dine-In Delivery | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Dine-In Delivery | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Craters & Freighters | It is not necessary to have a background in packaging, crate building, or transportation to operate our franchise. Our franchise owners come from widely varied backgrounds from Doctors to CPA's to Engineers. Our staff has the experience and credentials to guide you through an extensive training process in all aspects of running the operation including packaging, crating, and shipping procedures to administration, accounting, marketing, & sales. |
| Dine-In Delivery | $20,000 required to get open, $17,500 for the review and $2,500 paid to third parties for software, web site and other supplies. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Craters & Freighters | No |
| Dine-In Delivery | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Dine-In Delivery | |
| Equipment | |
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| Dine-In Delivery | |
| Inventory | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Dine-In Delivery | |
| Receivables | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Dine-In Delivery | |
| Payroll | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Dine-In Delivery | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Craters & Freighters | 10-day training program in Golden, CO Training includes classroom and hands-on experience in an operating franchise in Colorado. Owners are trained on, and provided with, the company's proprietary eBusiness Management System Software, Center Opening Handbook, Operations Manual, Policy and Procedures Manual, Freight Carriers Guide, Packaging & Crating Manual and Marketing Manual. Also includes business preparation, proprietary software, pick-up and delivery, transportation, bills of lading, shipping invoices, accounting, marketing, advertising, promotion, start-up operations, pricing and quoting, packaging and crating, insurance, tracers and claims, warehousing, personnel and international shipping. |
| Dine-In Delivery | The business review includes an experienced corporate representative coming to your location for 5 days of training |
| Support | |
| Craters & Freighters | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Dine-In Delivery | |
| Marketing | |
| Craters & Freighters | Ad slicks, National media |
| Dine-In Delivery | |
| Operations | |
| Craters & Freighters | 21% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Dine-In Delivery | Master Franchise Costs - We offer an Area Developer opportunity at no charge to those who take our business review. That allows an operator to help us find other operators throughout the US and be compensated for it. There is no need for travel or selling, just provide financially qualified leads to corporate and we take it from there. If we close a deal, you get paid a commission. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, |
| Dine-In Delivery | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Dine-In Delivery | |
| International Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Dine-In Delivery | |