Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Melting Pot Restaurants | Au Bon Pain | |
| Investment | 1404320 - 1824210 | 2000000 - 3000000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1.19-3% | 2% Marketing commitment |
| Year Founded | 1975 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Melting Pot Restaurants | Au Bon Pain | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Melting Pot Restaurants | Au Bon Pain | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Melting Pot Restaurants | Au Bon Pain | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 288 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | |
| Operations | 45% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Melting Pot Restaurants | Au Bon Pain | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Worldwide, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 5% |
| Au Bon Pain | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 1.19-3% |
| Au Bon Pain | 2% Marketing commitment |
| Year Founded | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 1975 |
| Au Bon Pain | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 1984 |
| Au Bon Pain | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 10 years |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 50% of current franchise fee |
| Au Bon Pain | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | General business experience |
| Au Bon Pain | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | No |
| Au Bon Pain | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Equipment | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants} | |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Inventory | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Receivables | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Payroll | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Au Bon Pain | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | On-The-Job Training: 288 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Support | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Marketing | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Operations | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 45% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Au Bon Pain | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 0 |
| Au Bon Pain | |
| International Expansion | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | Worldwide, |
| Au Bon Pain | |