Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| River Street Sweets | Chocolate Works | |
| Investment | 419550 - 844000 | 284800 - 436600 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | $300/month Nat'l+1%local |
| Year Founded | 1973 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2015 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| River Street Sweets | Chocolate Works | |
| Experience | Prospective franchisees must have solid store managerial experience and excellent supervisory, sales and guest relations skills. Previous experience in customer service and/or marketing is a plus! Our fun and friendly franchise concept appeals to a wide array of potential guests. With that being said, the franchise owner will be able to provide an interactive candy experience for happy guests from all walks of life. | You don't need to have specific experience in the candy and confections business to become a franchise owner with Chocolate Works. We look for people who have a passion for our products, and who have some retail experience and/or customer service skills. We also prefer franchise owners who will be directly involved in the operations and growth of their Chocolate Works franchises. In turn, we'll provide the support franchisees need to run their Chocolate Works business. We do, of course, also expect that franchisees have the right amount of capital to invest in the business. |
Financing Options |
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| River Street Sweets | Chocolate Works | |
| Franchise Fees | ||
| Start-up Costs | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| River Street Sweets | Chocolate Works | |
| Training | Initial training includes extensive training about the brand's proven systems, policies and procedures at our corporate office in Savannah, Georgia. Franchisees are provided with instructors, facilities, and materials for the initial training program. On-The-Job Training: 183 hours Classroom Training: 18 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection | |
| Marketing | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| River Street Sweets | Chocolate Works | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| River Street Sweets | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| River Street Sweets | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| River Street Sweets | 5% |
| Chocolate Works | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| River Street Sweets | 2% |
| Chocolate Works | $300/month Nat'l+1%local |
| Year Founded | |
| River Street Sweets | 1973 |
| Chocolate Works | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| River Street Sweets | 2015 |
| Chocolate Works | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| River Street Sweets | |
| Chocolate Works | 5 years +5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| River Street Sweets | |
| Chocolate Works | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| River Street Sweets | Prospective franchisees must have solid store managerial experience and excellent supervisory, sales and guest relations skills. Previous experience in customer service and/or marketing is a plus! Our fun and friendly franchise concept appeals to a wide array of potential guests. With that being said, the franchise owner will be able to provide an interactive candy experience for happy guests from all walks of life. |
| Chocolate Works | You don't need to have specific experience in the candy and confections business to become a franchise owner with Chocolate Works. We look for people who have a passion for our products, and who have some retail experience and/or customer service skills. We also prefer franchise owners who will be directly involved in the operations and growth of their Chocolate Works franchises. In turn, we'll provide the support franchisees need to run their Chocolate Works business. We do, of course, also expect that franchisees have the right amount of capital to invest in the business. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| River Street Sweets | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| River Street Sweets | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Equipment | |
| River Street Sweets} | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Inventory | |
| River Street Sweets | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Receivables | |
| River Street Sweets | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Payroll | |
| River Street Sweets | |
| Chocolate Works | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| River Street Sweets | Initial training includes extensive training about the brand's proven systems, policies and procedures at our corporate office in Savannah, Georgia. Franchisees are provided with instructors, facilities, and materials for the initial training program. On-The-Job Training: 183 hours Classroom Training: 18 hours |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Support | |
| River Street Sweets | Newsletter Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Marketing | |
| River Street Sweets | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media Loyalty program/app |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Operations | |
| River Street Sweets | |
| Chocolate Works | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| River Street Sweets | Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| River Street Sweets | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| International Expansion | |
| River Street Sweets | |
| Chocolate Works | |