Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Planet Smoothie | Amazon Cafe | |
| Investment | 190150 - 358500 | 127500 - 218500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1995 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Planet Smoothie | Amazon Cafe | |
| Experience | A Planet Smoothie franchisee should have an outgoing personality and a desire to provide customers a healthier option. You should also enjoy going out into the community to meet new people and let them know about your store. Building partnerships in the community is key to growing revenue for your store. We provide a detailed game plan to help you build awareness, and executing the game plan can be half the fun of owning a store: You get to be the person who makes the community a little bit better and a little bit healthier, and communities love that! To open a store, you need at least $100,000 in liquid capital and a net worth of $400,000. | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Planet Smoothie | Amazon Cafe | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Planet Smoothie | Amazon Cafe | |
| Training | Hands-on experience in operating a Planet Smoothie restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia. This covers all facets of operating the Planet Smoothie business. A Planet Smoothie representative will then assist you at the opening of your first restaurant. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Planet Smoothie | Amazon Cafe | |
| US Expansion | North East, South East, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Planet Smoothie | 5% |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Planet Smoothie | 2% |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Year Founded | |
| Planet Smoothie | 1995 |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Planet Smoothie | 1995 |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Planet Smoothie | A Planet Smoothie franchisee should have an outgoing personality and a desire to provide customers a healthier option. You should also enjoy going out into the community to meet new people and let them know about your store. Building partnerships in the community is key to growing revenue for your store. We provide a detailed game plan to help you build awareness, and executing the game plan can be half the fun of owning a store: You get to be the person who makes the community a little bit better and a little bit healthier, and communities love that! To open a store, you need at least $100,000 in liquid capital and a net worth of $400,000. |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| Planet Smoothie} | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Planet Smoothie | Hands-on experience in operating a Planet Smoothie restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia. This covers all facets of operating the Planet Smoothie business. A Planet Smoothie representative will then assist you at the opening of your first restaurant. |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Support | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Amazon Cafe | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Planet Smoothie | 0 |
| Amazon Cafe | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Amazon Cafe | |