Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Entree Vous | |
| Investment | 726000 - 1140000 | 180000 - 210000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1997 | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Entree Vous | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Entree Vous | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | Yes |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Receivables | No | Yes |
| Payroll | No | Yes |
Training & Support |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Entree Vous | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Entree Vous | |
| US Expansion | Mid West, North East, South, South East, | 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 | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Entree Vous | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Entree Vous | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 5% |
| Entree Vous | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Entree Vous | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 1997 |
| Entree Vous | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 2003 |
| Entree Vous | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 10 years |
| Entree Vous | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 25% of then-current fee |
| Entree Vous | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Industry experience General business experience |
| Entree Vous | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | No |
| Entree Vous | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Entree Vous | |
| Equipment | |
| Fresh City Kitchen} | |
| Entree Vous | |
| Inventory | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Entree Vous | |
| Receivables | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Entree Vous | |
| Payroll | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Entree Vous | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Entree Vous | |
| 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. |
| Entree Vous | |
| 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. |
| Entree Vous | |
| Operations | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| Entree Vous | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Mid West, North East, South, South East, |
| Entree Vous | 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 | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Entree Vous | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Entree Vous | |