Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Investment | 726000 - 1140000 | 90000 - 120000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1997 | 1978 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 1979 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Training | Headquarters 2 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. | Central Data Processing: At Additional Cost Central Purchasing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| 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. | Average Number of Employees: 4 Full-time, 7 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
Expansion Plans |
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| Fresh City Kitchen | Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| US Expansion | Mid West, North East, South, South East, | |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 5% |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 1997 |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | 1978 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 2003 |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | 1979 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 10 years |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | 5 years +5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 25% of then-current fee |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Industry experience General business experience |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | No |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Equipment | |
| Fresh City Kitchen} | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Inventory | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Receivables | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Payroll | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | Headquarters 2 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. |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | Central Data Processing: At Additional Cost Central Purchasing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| 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. |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Operations | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | Average Number of Employees: 4 Full-time, 7 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Mid West, North East, South, South East, |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |