Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Amazon Cafe | |
| Investment | 726000 - 1140000 | 127500 - 218500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1997 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Amazon Cafe | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Amazon Cafe | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Amazon Cafe | |
| Training | ||
| 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. | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| 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. | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Amazon Cafe | |
| US Expansion | Mid West, North East, South, South East, | North East, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 5% |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Year Founded | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 1997 |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 2003 |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 10 years |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 25% of then-current fee |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Industry experience General business experience |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | No |
| Amazon Cafe | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| Fresh City Kitchen} | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Support | |
| 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. |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| 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. |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| Amazon Cafe | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Mid West, North East, South, South East, |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Amazon Cafe | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Amazon Cafe | |