Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| Investment | 726000 - 1140000 | 191014 - 397535 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1997 | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | Attitude determines your altitude in life and in Franchising as well. You need a willingness to work hard, some business acumen and you have to enjoy working with people. |
Financing Options |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| 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 | Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| Training | We provide training to cover every aspect of your shop. This includes food prep, guest service, staff relations, business management - basically everything you need to open an E&G. On-The-Job Training: 112 hours Classroom Training: 35 hours Additional Training: At corporate restaurant | |
| 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. | 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 | 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 Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20-30 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| US Expansion | Mid West, North East, South, South East, | Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Wisconsin, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 5% |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 1997 |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 2003 |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 10 years |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 25% of then-current fee |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Industry experience General business experience |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | Attitude determines your altitude in life and in Franchising as well. You need a willingness to work hard, some business acumen and you have to enjoy working with people. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | No |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| Equipment | |
| Fresh City Kitchen} | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| Inventory | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| Receivables | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| Payroll | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | We provide training to cover every aspect of your shop. This includes food prep, guest service, staff relations, business management - basically everything you need to open an E&G. On-The-Job Training: 112 hours Classroom Training: 35 hours Additional Training: At corporate restaurant |
| 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. |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | 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 | |
| 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. |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20-30 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, |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Wisconsin, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| International Expansion | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |