Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Berry Blendz | |
| Investment | 177534 - 937415 | 144500 - 354750 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 3%-6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1947 | 2009 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Berry Blendz | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Berry Blendz | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Berry Blendz | |
| 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 | Berry Blendz | |
| 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 | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 5% |
| Berry Blendz | 3%-6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1% |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Year Founded | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1947 |
| Berry Blendz | 2009 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1982 |
| Berry Blendz | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 10 years |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Berry Blendz | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Berry Blendz | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | No |
| Berry Blendz | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Equipment | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates} | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Inventory | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Receivables | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Payroll | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Berry Blendz | |
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 |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Support | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Marketing | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Berry Blendz | |
| 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) |
| Berry Blendz | |
Expansion Plans |
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| 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, |
| Berry Blendz | 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 | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| International Expansion | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Berry Blendz | |