Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| Investment | 385000 - 595000 | 191014 - 397535 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1991 | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| 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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| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| Training | Our Training Program equips you with the skills and knowledge you need to operate your Good Earth Coffeehouse. Training is held at Good Earth’s corporate offices and a training store, both in Calgary, Alberta. The cost of our Training Program is included in the franchise fee, although you will have personal expenses including transportation, meals, and accommodations while training. All Good Earth Franchise Partners are required to attend and successfully complete the training program. | 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 | 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 | * Ongoing use of Good Earth Cafes Ltd. Trademarks and Operating System * National Marketing Program * Local Marketing Guidance * Corporate Communication Programs | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | 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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| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| US Expansion | Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Wisconsin, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | 7% |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | 2% |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | 1991 |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | 2005 |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | |
| 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 | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| Equipment | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery} | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| Inventory | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| Receivables | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| Payroll | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | Our Training Program equips you with the skills and knowledge you need to operate your Good Earth Coffeehouse. Training is held at Good Earth’s corporate offices and a training store, both in Calgary, Alberta. The cost of our Training Program is included in the franchise fee, although you will have personal expenses including transportation, meals, and accommodations while training. All Good Earth Franchise Partners are required to attend and successfully complete the training program. |
| 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 | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | |
| 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 | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | * Ongoing use of Good Earth Cafes Ltd. Trademarks and Operating System * National Marketing Program * Local Marketing Guidance * Corporate Communication Programs |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | |
| 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 | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Wisconsin, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | 0 |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |
| International Expansion | |
| Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery | |
| Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs | |