Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| San Francisco Oven | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Investment | 474100 - 807300 | 726000 - 1140000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2001 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| San Francisco Oven | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| San Francisco Oven | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| 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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| San Francisco Oven | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | A Fresh City consultant will be on location at your restaurant prior to the soft opening, to guide you through the first few days of business, and to assist in planning your grand opening. The Fresh City Franchise team will offer ongoing business consultation, and will share best practices as well as manuals and other training materials, as you grow your business. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Fresh City will assist you in growing your business through the strategic and tactical implementation of Fresh City branding, marketing, and promotions. You will be provided with materials and programs to help you begin positioning your Fresh City restaurant in your community. Additionally, the Fresh City community support and service program -"Thinking Fresh" - will help make your franchise the neighborhood restaurant of choice. |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 - 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| San Francisco Oven | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| US Expansion | Mid West, North East, South, South East, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| San Francisco Oven | 5% |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Year Founded | |
| San Francisco Oven | 2001 |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| San Francisco Oven | 2003 |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| San Francisco Oven | 10 years |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 25% of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| San Francisco Oven | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| San Francisco Oven | No |
| Fresh City Kitchen | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Equipment | |
| San Francisco Oven} | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Inventory | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Receivables | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Payroll | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Support | |
| San Francisco Oven | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Fresh City Kitchen | A Fresh City consultant will be on location at your restaurant prior to the soft opening, to guide you through the first few days of business, and to assist in planning your grand opening. The Fresh City Franchise team will offer ongoing business consultation, and will share best practices as well as manuals and other training materials, as you grow your business. |
| Marketing | |
| San Francisco Oven | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Fresh City will assist you in growing your business through the strategic and tactical implementation of Fresh City branding, marketing, and promotions. You will be provided with materials and programs to help you begin positioning your Fresh City restaurant in your community. Additionally, the Fresh City community support and service program -"Thinking Fresh" - will help make your franchise the neighborhood restaurant of choice. |
| Operations | |
| San Francisco Oven | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 - 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Mid West, North East, South, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| International Expansion | |
| San Francisco Oven | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |