Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Melting Pot Restaurants | Bento Sushi | |
| Investment | 1404320 - 1824210 | 2500 - 187700 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 1.19-3% | |
| Year Founded | 1975 | 2016 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2016 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Melting Pot Restaurants | Bento Sushi | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Melting Pot Restaurants | Bento Sushi | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Melting Pot Restaurants | Bento Sushi | |
| 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 | Bento Sushi | |
| US Expansion | 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Worldwide, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Bento Sushi | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Bento Sushi | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 5% |
| Bento Sushi | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 1.19-3% |
| Bento Sushi | |
| Year Founded | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 1975 |
| Bento Sushi | 2016 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 1984 |
| Bento Sushi | 2016 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 10 years |
| Bento Sushi | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 50% of current franchise fee |
| Bento Sushi | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | General business experience |
| Bento Sushi | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | No |
| Bento Sushi | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Bento Sushi | |
| Equipment | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants} | |
| Bento Sushi | |
| Inventory | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Bento Sushi | |
| Receivables | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Bento Sushi | |
| Payroll | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Bento Sushi | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | On-The-Job Training: 288 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Bento Sushi | |
| 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 |
| Bento Sushi | |
| Marketing | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Bento Sushi | |
| 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) |
| Bento Sushi | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Bento Sushi | 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 | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 0 |
| Bento Sushi | |
| International Expansion | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | Worldwide, |
| Bento Sushi | |