Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Epcon Communities | Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Investment | 887200 - 4569000 | 94973 - 129077 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 1% to 2% | 7%-2% |
| Advertising Fee | $500/ month | 1% |
| Year Founded | 1986 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 1988 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Epcon Communities | Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Experience | General business experience Upper management experience | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Epcon Communities | Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | Yes |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Epcon Communities | Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Training | Available at headquarters | Classroom Training: 92 hours Additional Training: Online pre-training/post-training webinars |
| Support | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training | 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 | Marketing plans, materials, field support | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Epcon Communities | Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 7%-2% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 1988 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Epcon Communities | No |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Equipment | |
| Epcon Communities} | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Inventory | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Receivables | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Payroll | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | Classroom Training: 92 hours Additional Training: Online pre-training/post-training webinars |
| Support | |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 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 | |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Epcon Communities | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 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 | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| International Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |