Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Energy Kitchen | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Investment | 750000 - 1000000 | 726000 - 1140000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1999 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 2006 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Energy Kitchen | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Energy Kitchen | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Energy Kitchen | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 6 weeks | |
| Support | A Fresh City consultant will be on location at your restaurant prior to the soft opening, to guide you through the first few days of business, and to assist in planning your grand opening. The Fresh City Franchise team will offer ongoing business consultation, and will share best practices as well as manuals and other training materials, as you grow your business. | |
| Marketing | Fresh City will assist you in growing your business through the strategic and tactical implementation of Fresh City branding, marketing, and promotions. You will be provided with materials and programs to help you begin positioning your Fresh City restaurant in your community. Additionally, the Fresh City community support and service program -"Thinking Fresh" - will help make your franchise the neighborhood restaurant of choice. | |
| Operations | * 33% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 10 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Energy Kitchen | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| US Expansion | Mid West, North East, South, South East, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Energy Kitchen | 5% |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Year Founded | |
| Energy Kitchen | 1999 |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Energy Kitchen | 2006 |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Energy Kitchen | 10 years |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 25% of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Equipment | |
| Energy Kitchen} | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Inventory | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Receivables | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Payroll | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Energy Kitchen | * Available at headquarters: 6 weeks |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Support | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | A Fresh City consultant will be on location at your restaurant prior to the soft opening, to guide you through the first few days of business, and to assist in planning your grand opening. The Fresh City Franchise team will offer ongoing business consultation, and will share best practices as well as manuals and other training materials, as you grow your business. |
| Marketing | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Fresh City will assist you in growing your business through the strategic and tactical implementation of Fresh City branding, marketing, and promotions. You will be provided with materials and programs to help you begin positioning your Fresh City restaurant in your community. Additionally, the Fresh City community support and service program -"Thinking Fresh" - will help make your franchise the neighborhood restaurant of choice. |
| Operations | |
| Energy Kitchen | * 33% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 10 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Mid West, North East, South, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| International Expansion | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |