Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | HipPOPs | |
| Investment | 177534 - 937415 | 245175 - 351450 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1947 | 2012 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | HipPOPs | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | HipPOPs | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | HipPOPs | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 173 hours Classroom Training: 43 hours Additional Training: Online training; store visits | Three days at HipPOPs Central *Operations + business management *Marketing *Human resources + staffing *POPstar + customer service *Two days of training to ensure that you are ready to open *Production + scheduling assessment *Marketing + networking *Staff training + taste testing *Grand opening review |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | *Field operations + marketing support *Business coaching *Instructional videos + webinars |
| 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 | HipPOPs | |
| 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 | United Arab Emirates |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 5% |
| HipPOPs | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1% |
| HipPOPs | |
| Year Founded | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1947 |
| HipPOPs | 2012 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1982 |
| HipPOPs | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 10 years |
| HipPOPs | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| HipPOPs | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| HipPOPs | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | No |
| HipPOPs | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Equipment | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates} | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Inventory | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Receivables | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Payroll | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| HipPOPs | |
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 |
| HipPOPs | Three days at HipPOPs Central *Operations + business management *Marketing *Human resources + staffing *POPstar + customer service *Two days of training to ensure that you are ready to open *Production + scheduling assessment *Marketing + networking *Staff training + taste testing *Grand opening review |
| Support | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| HipPOPs | *Field operations + marketing support *Business coaching *Instructional videos + webinars |
| Marketing | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| HipPOPs | |
| 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) |
| HipPOPs | |
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, |
| HipPOPs | 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 | |
| HipPOPs | |
| International Expansion | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| HipPOPs | United Arab Emirates |