Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Repicci's Italian Ice | Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Investment | 40350 - 162850 | 1404320 - 1824210 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | $3,600 per year | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1.19-3% | |
| Year Founded | 1998 | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Repicci's Italian Ice | Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Repicci's Italian Ice | Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Repicci's Italian Ice | Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 3 days * At franchisee's location: 2 days | 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 | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 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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| Repicci's Italian Ice | Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| 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 | Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela | Worldwide, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | $3,600 per year |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 1.19-3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | 1998 |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | 2005 |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | 10 years |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | $2,000 |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 50% of current franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | No |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Equipment | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice} | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Inventory | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Receivables | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Payroll | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | * Available at headquarters: 3 days * At franchisee's location: 2 days |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | On-The-Job Training: 288 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Support | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| 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 |
| Marketing | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | 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 |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | Worldwide, |