Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Energy Kitchen | |
| Investment | 726000 - 1140000 | 750000 - 1000000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1997 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Energy Kitchen | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Energy Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Energy 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 | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | * 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Energy 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 | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 5% |
| Energy Kitchen | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Year Founded | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 1997 |
| Energy Kitchen | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 2003 |
| Energy Kitchen | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 10 years |
| Energy Kitchen | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 25% of then-current fee |
| Energy Kitchen | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Industry experience General business experience |
| Energy Kitchen | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | No |
| Energy Kitchen | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Equipment | |
| Fresh City Kitchen} | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Inventory | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Receivables | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Payroll | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Energy Kitchen | * Available at headquarters: 6 weeks |
| 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. |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| 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. |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Operations | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Mid West, North East, South, South East, |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Energy Kitchen | |
| International Expansion | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Energy Kitchen | |