Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Indigo Joe's | Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |
| Investment | 1200000 - 1300000 | 619650 - 817800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1.50% | |
| Year Founded | 1994 | 2008 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Indigo Joe's | Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Indigo Joe's | Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Indigo Joe's | Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |
| Training | Prior to the opening of the store, it is essential to successfully complete Indigo Joe's intensive 6-week franchise training program. This program will educate the franchise owner in all aspects of restaurant operations as well as provide him or her with all the necessary tools. Topics that will be covered include customer service, preparation of Indigo Joe's menu items, quality and food portion control, beverage and inventory management, cost control, employee hiring and scheduling, store safety guidelines, management tools and systems, turnover reduction and budgeting and forecasting. Store Opening training is provided for 7 days prior to the opening date and until 7 days after. This training is a more "hands on" approach to managing and successfully running an Indigo Joe's restaurant. | * The owner/operator follows six (6) weeks of training. (Theoretical & Practical) * Grand opening training & assistance for two (2) weeks |
| Support | Indigo Joe's provides on-going operational support through their field service representatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Indigo Joe's | Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | Ontario, Quebec | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Indigo Joe's | |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Indigo Joe's | |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Indigo Joe's | 5% |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Indigo Joe's | 1.50% |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |
| Year Founded | |
| Indigo Joe's | 1994 |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | 2008 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Indigo Joe's | 2002 |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Indigo Joe's | 10 years +10 |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Indigo Joe's | $10K |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Indigo Joe's | |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Indigo Joe's | No |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Indigo Joe's | |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |
| Equipment | |
| Indigo Joe's} | |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |
| Inventory | |
| Indigo Joe's | |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |
| Receivables | |
| Indigo Joe's | |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |
| Payroll | |
| Indigo Joe's | |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Indigo Joe's | Prior to the opening of the store, it is essential to successfully complete Indigo Joe's intensive 6-week franchise training program. This program will educate the franchise owner in all aspects of restaurant operations as well as provide him or her with all the necessary tools. Topics that will be covered include customer service, preparation of Indigo Joe's menu items, quality and food portion control, beverage and inventory management, cost control, employee hiring and scheduling, store safety guidelines, management tools and systems, turnover reduction and budgeting and forecasting. Store Opening training is provided for 7 days prior to the opening date and until 7 days after. This training is a more "hands on" approach to managing and successfully running an Indigo Joe's restaurant. |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | * The owner/operator follows six (6) weeks of training. (Theoretical & Practical) * Grand opening training & assistance for two (2) weeks |
| Support | |
| Indigo Joe's | Indigo Joe's provides on-going operational support through their field service representatives |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |
| Marketing | |
| Indigo Joe's | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |
| Operations | |
| Indigo Joe's | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Indigo Joe's | |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Indigo Joe's | |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | Ontario, Quebec |
| International Expansion | |
| Indigo Joe's | |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | |