Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Investment | 100000 - 150000 | 189750 - 348950 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4.50% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 5% | |
| Year Founded | 1985 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 1993 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Incredibly Edible Delites | Edible Arrangements | |
| Experience | Marketing skills Desire to grow a business | *Customer service aptitude *Financial management skills *Managerial experience *Motivation and a strong desire to succeed *Willingness to follow a proven system *The ability to personally devote the time and effort necessary to build, manage and supervise an EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS? business or enterprise |
Financing Options |
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| Incredibly Edible Delites | Edible Arrangements | |
| 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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| Incredibly Edible Delites | Edible Arrangements | |
| 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 | Our initial training program for all new franchisees includes two weeks of hands-on training at EDIBLE UNIVERSITY at our corporate headquarters in Wallingford, CT, and in-store training at an EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS training store. Franchisees receive instruction on sales, management, production and customer service procedures during this time. Once you've graduated from 'EU' and are ready to open your new EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS store, an EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS Field Business Leader will come to your store to assist with additional on-site training through your store opening. And, with our proprietary e-Learning software, you and your employees can continue to learn store processes and more with real-time updates right from your store. |
| 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! | 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 | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| 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) | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 6 - 7 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Incredibly Edible Delites | Edible Arrangements | |
| 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, | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosrae, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ponape, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Rota, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Barthelemy, St. Christopher, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tinian, Togo, Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, Truk, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Union Island, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda, Wake Island, Wales, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yap, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Edible Arrangements | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Edible Arrangements | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | 4.50% |
| Edible Arrangements | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Edible Arrangements | 5% |
| Year Founded | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | 1985 |
| Edible Arrangements | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | 1993 |
| Edible Arrangements | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | 10 years |
| Edible Arrangements | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | $5K |
| Edible Arrangements | $2K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | Marketing skills Desire to grow a business |
| Edible Arrangements | *Customer service aptitude *Financial management skills *Managerial experience *Motivation and a strong desire to succeed *Willingness to follow a proven system *The ability to personally devote the time and effort necessary to build, manage and supervise an EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS? business or enterprise |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | No |
| Edible Arrangements | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Edible Arrangements | |
| Equipment | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites} | |
| Edible Arrangements | |
| Inventory | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Edible Arrangements | |
| Receivables | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Edible Arrangements | |
| Payroll | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Edible Arrangements | |
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 |
| Edible Arrangements | Our initial training program for all new franchisees includes two weeks of hands-on training at EDIBLE UNIVERSITY at our corporate headquarters in Wallingford, CT, and in-store training at an EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS training store. Franchisees receive instruction on sales, management, production and customer service procedures during this time. Once you've graduated from 'EU' and are ready to open your new EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS store, an EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS Field Business Leader will come to your store to assist with additional on-site training through your store opening. And, with our proprietary e-Learning software, you and your employees can continue to learn store processes and more with real-time updates right from your store. |
| 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! |
| Edible Arrangements | 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 | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Edible Arrangements | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| 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) |
| Edible Arrangements | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 6 - 7 |
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, |
| Edible Arrangements | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | 0 |
| Edible Arrangements | |
| International Expansion | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Edible Arrangements | Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosrae, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ponape, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Rota, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Barthelemy, St. Christopher, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tinian, Togo, Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, Truk, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Union Island, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda, Wake Island, Wales, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yap, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |