Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Rita's | Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Investment | 15100 - 435000 | 177534 - 937415 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 6.50% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | 1% |
| Year Founded | 1984 | 1947 |
| Year Franchised | 1989 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Rita's | Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Rita's | Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| 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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| Rita's | Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Training | 5 days at Cool University and 4 days on site | On-The-Job Training: 173 hours Classroom Training: 43 hours Additional Training: Online training; store visits |
| Support | Cool Support Center, newsletter, meetings, toll-free phone line, grand opening, security/safety procedures, field operations/evaluations | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Operations | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: average 2 full-time, 15 part-time | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Rita's | Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| US Expansion | Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia | Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Rita's | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Rita's | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Rita's | 6.50% |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Rita's | 3% |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Rita's | 1984 |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1947 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Rita's | 1989 |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Rita's | 10 years |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Rita's | 50% of current franchise fee |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
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Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Rita's | No |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Inventory | |
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| Receivables | |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Payroll | |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Rita's | 5 days at Cool University and 4 days on site |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | On-The-Job Training: 173 hours Classroom Training: 43 hours Additional Training: Online training; store visits |
| Support | |
| Rita's | Cool Support Center, newsletter, meetings, toll-free phone line, grand opening, security/safety procedures, field operations/evaluations |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Rita's | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| Rita's | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: average 2 full-time, 15 part-time |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Rita's | Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Rita's | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| International Expansion | |
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