Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Planet Smoothie | Paciugo Italian Gelato | |
| Investment | 190150 - 358500 | 248200 - 489250 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 4.50% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 2.5% + 2% |
| Year Founded | 1995 | 2000 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Planet Smoothie | Paciugo Italian Gelato | |
| 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. | |
Financing Options |
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| Planet Smoothie | Paciugo Italian Gelato | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Planet Smoothie | Paciugo Italian Gelato | |
| 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. | DVD |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | 12% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Planet Smoothie | Paciugo Italian Gelato | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Planet Smoothie | 5% |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | 4.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Planet Smoothie | 2% |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | 2.5% + 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Planet Smoothie | 1995 |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | 2000 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Planet Smoothie | 1995 |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | $15K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| 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. |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | |
| Equipment | |
| Planet Smoothie} | |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | |
| Inventory | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | |
| Receivables | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | |
| Payroll | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | |
Training & Support |
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| 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. |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | DVD |
| Support | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | |
| Operations | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | 12% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Planet Smoothie | 0 |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | |
| International Expansion | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | |