Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Berry Blendz | |
| Investment | 75250 - 286900 | 144500 - 354750 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 3%-6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 2005 | 2009 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 2009 |
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| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Berry Blendz | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Berry Blendz | |
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| Receivables | ||
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Training & Support |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Berry Blendz | |
| Training | ||
| Support | * Use of the Emerald City Smoothie brand and all existing and new marketing materials * Assistance with real estate brokers, site selection, lease negotiation and construction based on best practices learned from over 30 store openings * A turn-key system that includes all architectural design, equipment, shelving, graphics, and signage at a reasonable cost * Extensive ECS Experience training for you and one staff member on drink making, developing a customer community, business management and marketing * Grand opening planning and support * "It's my store" customer involvement program * Peer-to-peer problem and solution sharing with other franchise owners * New drink introductions based on successful pilot programs at other franchises * Web presence for easy store location and product and service pre-selection * Periodic, high-return marketing strategies for pilot testing and implementation * Greater buying power for smoothie and health products as a member of our buying cooperative * Periodic visits to assist with general operations, employee training and to help you fine-tune the ECS experience * Analysis of store sales and performance versus system- wide benchmarks | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Berry Blendz | |
| 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 | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 6% |
| Berry Blendz | 3%-6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2% |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Year Founded | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| Berry Blendz | 2009 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| Berry Blendz | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Berry Blendz | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Berry Blendz | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Equipment | |
| Emerald City Smoothie} | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Inventory | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Receivables | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Payroll | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Berry Blendz | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Support | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | * Use of the Emerald City Smoothie brand and all existing and new marketing materials * Assistance with real estate brokers, site selection, lease negotiation and construction based on best practices learned from over 30 store openings * A turn-key system that includes all architectural design, equipment, shelving, graphics, and signage at a reasonable cost * Extensive ECS Experience training for you and one staff member on drink making, developing a customer community, business management and marketing * Grand opening planning and support * "It's my store" customer involvement program * Peer-to-peer problem and solution sharing with other franchise owners * New drink introductions based on successful pilot programs at other franchises * Web presence for easy store location and product and service pre-selection * Periodic, high-return marketing strategies for pilot testing and implementation * Greater buying power for smoothie and health products as a member of our buying cooperative * Periodic visits to assist with general operations, employee training and to help you fine-tune the ECS experience * Analysis of store sales and performance versus system- wide benchmarks |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Marketing | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Operations | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Berry Blendz | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Berry Blendz | 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 0 |
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| International Expansion | |
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| Berry Blendz | |