Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Juice It Up! | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Investment | 214375 - 390475 | 75250 - 286900 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1995 | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | 1998 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Juice It Up! | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Juice It Up! | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Juice It Up! | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Training | Comprehensive Franchise Training Program consisting of an Orientation, Initial Franchise Training (pre-store start up), and --On The Job-- Training, including a complete set of training manuals. On-The-Job Training: 100 hours Classroom Training: 36 hours | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform | * Use of the Emerald City Smoothie brand and all existing and new marketing materials * Assistance with real estate brokers, site selection, lease negotiation and construction based on best practices learned from over 30 store openings * A turn-key system that includes all architectural design, equipment, shelving, graphics, and signage at a reasonable cost * Extensive ECS Experience training for you and one staff member on drink making, developing a customer community, business management and marketing * Grand opening planning and support * "It's my store" customer involvement program * Peer-to-peer problem and solution sharing with other franchise owners * New drink introductions based on successful pilot programs at other franchises * Web presence for easy store location and product and service pre-selection * Periodic, high-return marketing strategies for pilot testing and implementation * Greater buying power for smoothie and health products as a member of our buying cooperative * Periodic visits to assist with general operations, employee training and to help you fine-tune the ECS experience * Analysis of store sales and performance versus system- wide benchmarks |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Juice It Up! | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| US Expansion | 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 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Juice It Up! | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Juice It Up! | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Juice It Up! | 6% |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Juice It Up! | 2% |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Juice It Up! | 1995 |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Juice It Up! | 1998 |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Juice It Up! | 10 years |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Juice It Up! | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Juice It Up! | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Juice It Up! | No |
| Emerald City Smoothie | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Juice It Up! | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Equipment | |
| Juice It Up!} | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Inventory | |
| Juice It Up! | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Receivables | |
| Juice It Up! | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Payroll | |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Juice It Up! | Comprehensive Franchise Training Program consisting of an Orientation, Initial Franchise Training (pre-store start up), and --On The Job-- Training, including a complete set of training manuals. On-The-Job Training: 100 hours Classroom Training: 36 hours |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Support | |
| Juice It Up! | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Emerald City Smoothie | * Use of the Emerald City Smoothie brand and all existing and new marketing materials * Assistance with real estate brokers, site selection, lease negotiation and construction based on best practices learned from over 30 store openings * A turn-key system that includes all architectural design, equipment, shelving, graphics, and signage at a reasonable cost * Extensive ECS Experience training for you and one staff member on drink making, developing a customer community, business management and marketing * Grand opening planning and support * "It's my store" customer involvement program * Peer-to-peer problem and solution sharing with other franchise owners * New drink introductions based on successful pilot programs at other franchises * Web presence for easy store location and product and service pre-selection * Periodic, high-return marketing strategies for pilot testing and implementation * Greater buying power for smoothie and health products as a member of our buying cooperative * Periodic visits to assist with general operations, employee training and to help you fine-tune the ECS experience * Analysis of store sales and performance versus system- wide benchmarks |
| Marketing | |
| Juice It Up! | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Operations | |
| Juice It Up! | 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Juice It Up! | 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 |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Juice It Up! | 0 |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Juice It Up! | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |