Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Incredibly Edible Delites | Au Bon Pain | |
| Investment | 100000 - 150000 | 2000000 - 3000000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4.50% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% Marketing commitment | |
| Year Founded | 1985 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1993 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Incredibly Edible Delites | Au Bon Pain | |
| Experience | Marketing skills Desire to grow a business | |
Financing Options |
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| Incredibly Edible Delites | Au Bon Pain | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Incredibly Edible Delites | Au Bon Pain | |
| Training | The training program includes all facets of shop operations including hands-on instruction in the creation of our designs. During the three-week program, training includes: * FruitFlowers design training * Purchasing * Organization of delivery system * Order taking * Staff development * Management techniques * Bookkeeping procedures * Advertising and marketing * Public relations plan | |
| Support | As a FruitFlowers Franchise Partner you get: * Intensive hands-on training at our Philadelphia based facility covering everything from product creation to staff development * Site selection, facility layout and design assistance * Extensive marketing and public relations support, including a customized webstore on FruitFlowers.com * Our National Franchise Conference held annually in a selected location Best of all, you get the exclusive use in your territory of the most respected name in the business - FruitFlowers! | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 18% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Incredibly Edible Delites | Au Bon Pain | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | 4.50% |
| Au Bon Pain | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Au Bon Pain | 2% Marketing commitment |
| Year Founded | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | 1985 |
| Au Bon Pain | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | 1993 |
| Au Bon Pain | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | 10 years |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | $5K |
| Au Bon Pain | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | Marketing skills Desire to grow a business |
| Au Bon Pain | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | No |
| Au Bon Pain | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Equipment | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites} | |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Inventory | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Receivables | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Payroll | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Au Bon Pain | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | The training program includes all facets of shop operations including hands-on instruction in the creation of our designs. During the three-week program, training includes: * FruitFlowers design training * Purchasing * Organization of delivery system * Order taking * Staff development * Management techniques * Bookkeeping procedures * Advertising and marketing * Public relations plan |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Support | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | As a FruitFlowers Franchise Partner you get: * Intensive hands-on training at our Philadelphia based facility covering everything from product creation to staff development * Site selection, facility layout and design assistance * Extensive marketing and public relations support, including a customized webstore on FruitFlowers.com * Our National Franchise Conference held annually in a selected location Best of all, you get the exclusive use in your territory of the most respected name in the business - FruitFlowers! |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Marketing | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Operations | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | 18% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Au Bon Pain | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | 0 |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| International Expansion | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Au Bon Pain | |