Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Red Hot & Blue | White Hen Pantry | |
| Investment | 380700 - 1000000 | 52400 - 225200 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1988 | 1965 |
| Year Franchised | 1990 | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Red Hot & Blue | White Hen Pantry | |
| Experience | Industry experience | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Red Hot & Blue | White Hen Pantry | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Red Hot & Blue | White Hen Pantry | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| 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) | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Red Hot & Blue | White Hen Pantry | |
| US Expansion | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 5% |
| White Hen Pantry | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Year Founded | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 1988 |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 1990 |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 20 years |
| White Hen Pantry | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Red Hot & Blue | Industry experience |
| White Hen Pantry | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Red Hot & Blue | No |
| White Hen Pantry | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Equipment | |
| Red Hot & Blue} | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Inventory | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Receivables | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Payroll | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Support | |
| Red Hot & Blue | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations |
| White Hen Pantry | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Red Hot & Blue | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| 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) |
| White Hen Pantry | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| White Hen Pantry | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| International Expansion | |
| Red Hot & Blue | |
| White Hen Pantry | |