Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | San Francisco Oven | |
| Investment | 726000 - 1140000 | 474100 - 807300 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1997 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | San Francisco Oven | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | San Francisco Oven | |
| 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 | San Francisco Oven | |
| 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, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, 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, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit 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 | San Francisco Oven | |
| 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 | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 5% |
| San Francisco Oven | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| Year Founded | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 1997 |
| San Francisco Oven | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 2003 |
| San Francisco Oven | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 10 years |
| San Francisco Oven | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 25% of then-current fee |
| San Francisco Oven | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Industry experience General business experience |
| San Francisco Oven | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | No |
| San Francisco Oven | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| Equipment | |
| Fresh City Kitchen} | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| Inventory | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| Receivables | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| Payroll | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| 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. |
| San Francisco Oven | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, 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. |
| San Francisco Oven | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| San Francisco Oven | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit 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, |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| International Expansion | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| San Francisco Oven | |