Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | sweetFrog | |
| Investment | 177534 - 937415 | 95600 - 477500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 1.50% |
| Year Founded | 1947 | 2009 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | sweetFrog | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | sweetFrog | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | sweetFrog | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 173 hours Classroom Training: 43 hours Additional Training: Online training; store visits | On-The-Job Training: 24 hours Classroom Training: 24 hours Additional Training: As needed |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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) | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators). |
Expansion Plans |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | sweetFrog | |
| 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, |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, | |
| International Expansion | Worldwide, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| sweetFrog | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| sweetFrog | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 5% |
| sweetFrog | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1% |
| sweetFrog | 1.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1947 |
| sweetFrog | 2009 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1982 |
| sweetFrog | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 10 years |
| sweetFrog | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| sweetFrog | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| sweetFrog | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | No |
| sweetFrog | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| sweetFrog | |
| Equipment | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates} | |
| sweetFrog | |
| Inventory | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| sweetFrog | |
| Receivables | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| sweetFrog | |
| Payroll | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| sweetFrog | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | On-The-Job Training: 173 hours Classroom Training: 43 hours Additional Training: Online training; store visits |
| sweetFrog | On-The-Job Training: 24 hours Classroom Training: 24 hours Additional Training: As needed |
| Support | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| sweetFrog | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| sweetFrog | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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) |
| sweetFrog | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators). |
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, |
| sweetFrog | Nationwide, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| sweetFrog | Nationwide, |
| International Expansion | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| sweetFrog | Worldwide, |