Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Cosi Inc | |
| Investment | 380700 - 1000000 | 762600 - 899800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1988 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1990 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Cosi Inc | |
| Experience | Industry experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Cosi Inc | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Cosi Inc | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 60 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Red Hot & Blue | Cosi Inc | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Franchise Fee | |
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| Cosi Inc | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 5% |
| Cosi Inc | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Cosi Inc | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 1988 |
| Cosi Inc | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 1990 |
| Cosi Inc | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 20 years |
| Cosi Inc | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Red Hot & Blue | Industry experience |
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Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Red Hot & Blue | No |
| Cosi Inc | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
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| Receivables | |
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Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Support | |
| Red Hot & Blue | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Marketing | |
| Red Hot & Blue | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Cosi Inc | |
| Operations | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 60 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Cosi Inc | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Cosi Inc | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| Cosi Inc | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
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