Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Investment | 177534 - 937415 | 587952 - 896600 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 1% Nat'l |
| Year Founded | 1947 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 173 hours Classroom Training: 43 hours Additional Training: Online training; store visits | The initial training covers all material aspects of the operation of a Sloan's franchise and is comprised of classroom and on-the-job training. |
| 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 | Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| 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 | Nationwide, | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 5% |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1% |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 1% Nat'l |
| Year Founded | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1947 |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1982 |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 10 years |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | No |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Equipment | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates} | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Inventory | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Receivables | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Payroll | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
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 |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | The initial training covers all material aspects of the operation of a Sloan's franchise and is comprised of classroom and on-the-job training. |
| Support | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Marketing | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| 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) |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
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, |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 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 | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | Nationwide, |
| International Expansion | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |