Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | Chocolate Works | |
| Investment | 121500 - 153500 | 284800 - 436600 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $600-$1K/mo. | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | $100/mo | $300/month Nat'l+1%local |
| Year Founded | 1995 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | Chocolate Works | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | 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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| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | Chocolate Works | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | Chocolate Works | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | Chocolate Works | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | $600-$1K/mo. |
| Chocolate Works | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | $100/mo |
| Chocolate Works | $300/month Nat'l+1%local |
| Year Founded | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | 1995 |
| Chocolate Works | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | 1999 |
| Chocolate Works | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | 5 years |
| Chocolate Works | 5 years +5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | 20% of current franchise fee |
| Chocolate Works | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | General business experience Marketing skills |
| 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 | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | No |
| Chocolate Works | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Equipment | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory} | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Inventory | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Receivables | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Payroll | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| Chocolate Works | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Support | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | Newsletter, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Marketing | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Operations | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Chocolate Works | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| International Expansion | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| Chocolate Works | |