Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ritter's Frozen Custard | CrepeMaker | |
| Investment | 369000 - 1100000 | 120000 - 325000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1990 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 1994 | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ritter's Frozen Custard | CrepeMaker | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Drive for success | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Ritter's Frozen Custard | CrepeMaker | |
| 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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| Ritter's Frozen Custard | CrepeMaker | |
| Training | Available at headquarters | |
| Support | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | Grand opening, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Ritter's Frozen Custard | CrepeMaker | |
| US Expansion | Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | |
| CrepeMaker | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | |
| CrepeMaker | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | 5% |
| CrepeMaker | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | |
| CrepeMaker | |
| Year Founded | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | 1990 |
| CrepeMaker | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | 1994 |
| CrepeMaker | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | 10 years |
| CrepeMaker | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | $5K |
| CrepeMaker | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | General business experience Marketing skills Drive for success |
| CrepeMaker | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | No |
| CrepeMaker | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | |
| CrepeMaker | |
| Equipment | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard} | |
| CrepeMaker | |
| Inventory | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | |
| CrepeMaker | |
| Receivables | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | |
| CrepeMaker | |
| Payroll | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | |
| CrepeMaker | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | |
| CrepeMaker | Available at headquarters |
| Support | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| CrepeMaker | Grand opening, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| CrepeMaker | |
| Operations | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| CrepeMaker | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, |
| CrepeMaker | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | 0 |
| CrepeMaker | |
| International Expansion | |
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | |
| CrepeMaker | |