Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| KnowFat! | Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Investment | 488500 - 647000 | 100000 - 150000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 4.50% |
| Advertising Fee | 1.5- 2.5% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| KnowFat! | Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Experience | Marketing skills Desire to grow a business | |
Financing Options |
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| KnowFat! | Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| KnowFat! | Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Training | KnowFat! offers all of our franchisees a comprehensive training program at the KnowFat! KnowLedge Center. This program includes a mix of classroom, test kitchen, and live, hands-on store training for 3 people in your organization, one of whom must be your store manager. Our field training team will assist in the opening of each store. | The training program includes all facets of shop operations including hands-on instruction in the creation of our designs. During the three-week program, training includes: * FruitFlowers design training * Purchasing * Organization of delivery system * Order taking * Staff development * Management techniques * Bookkeeping procedures * Advertising and marketing * Public relations plan |
| Support | As a FruitFlowers Franchise Partner you get: * Intensive hands-on training at our Philadelphia based facility covering everything from product creation to staff development * Site selection, facility layout and design assistance * Extensive marketing and public relations support, including a customized webstore on FruitFlowers.com * Our National Franchise Conference held annually in a selected location Best of all, you get the exclusive use in your territory of the most respected name in the business - FruitFlowers! | |
| Marketing | KnowFat! offers its franchisees a number of turnkey opening and ongoing marketing programs that will bring customers in the door. In addition, KnowFat! provides materials and promotions that are available through our graphics standards manual and marketing promotions manual available online as well as in hard copy. KnowFat! is also building a state-of-the-art loyalty program for franchisees to understand customer behavior and create tailored marketing programs. KnowFat! will also help franchisees track purchasing and analyze customer shopping data. | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | 18% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| KnowFat! | Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| KnowFat! | 5% |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | 4.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| KnowFat! | 1.5- 2.5% |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Year Founded | |
| KnowFat! | 0 |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| KnowFat! | 0 |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | $5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | Marketing skills Desire to grow a business |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Equipment | |
| KnowFat!} | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Inventory | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Receivables | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
| Payroll | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| KnowFat! | KnowFat! offers all of our franchisees a comprehensive training program at the KnowFat! KnowLedge Center. This program includes a mix of classroom, test kitchen, and live, hands-on store training for 3 people in your organization, one of whom must be your store manager. Our field training team will assist in the opening of each store. |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | The training program includes all facets of shop operations including hands-on instruction in the creation of our designs. During the three-week program, training includes: * FruitFlowers design training * Purchasing * Organization of delivery system * Order taking * Staff development * Management techniques * Bookkeeping procedures * Advertising and marketing * Public relations plan |
| Support | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | As a FruitFlowers Franchise Partner you get: * Intensive hands-on training at our Philadelphia based facility covering everything from product creation to staff development * Site selection, facility layout and design assistance * Extensive marketing and public relations support, including a customized webstore on FruitFlowers.com * Our National Franchise Conference held annually in a selected location Best of all, you get the exclusive use in your territory of the most respected name in the business - FruitFlowers! |
| Marketing | |
| KnowFat! | KnowFat! offers its franchisees a number of turnkey opening and ongoing marketing programs that will bring customers in the door. In addition, KnowFat! provides materials and promotions that are available through our graphics standards manual and marketing promotions manual available online as well as in hard copy. KnowFat! is also building a state-of-the-art loyalty program for franchisees to understand customer behavior and create tailored marketing programs. KnowFat! will also help franchisees track purchasing and analyze customer shopping data. |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | 18% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Incredibly Edible Delites | |