Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Investment | 177534 - 937415 | 141500 - 304200 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1947 | 2014 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 173 hours Classroom Training: 43 hours Additional Training: Online training; store visits | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing | |
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, | 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 5% |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1% |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Year Founded | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1947 |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | 2014 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1982 |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 10 years |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | No |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Equipment | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates} | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Inventory | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Receivables | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Payroll | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | On-The-Job Training: 173 hours Classroom Training: 43 hours Additional Training: Online training; store visits |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Support | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Marketing | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| Operations | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | 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 | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |
| International Expansion | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | |