Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Seattle's Best Coffee | Blenz | |
| Investment | 267200 - 444000 | 250000 - 550000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5%-7% | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1970 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1994 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Seattle's Best Coffee | Blenz | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Seattle's Best Coffee | Blenz | |
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| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| Seattle's Best Coffee | Blenz | |
| Training | Initial training is included with your start-up fees. With expert training, your team will confidently deliver the successful Seattle's Best Coffee experience every time. You will have the opportunity to train in our corporate cafes and we come to your soon-to-open cafe to initiate a three week training course prior to opening. | Through classroom, in-store experience and extensive instruction at the Blenz University for coffee and tea knowledge, you will be trained to manage all store procedures, products, inventory control, staffing, merchandising, promotions, management reports, customer expectations and local area marketing plans. |
| Support | The Seattle's Best Coffee comprehensive franchise program provides its franchisees with support from site selection approvals to store opening assistance, initial cafe training, ongoing consultation, employee training programs, marketing programs and materials, new products and more. | The Blenz Operations support team is equipped to assist you on an ongoing basis and to keep your business well integrated into the ever changing business environment around you, helping you to reach your potential. The operations team will insist that all Blenz stores meet superior product quality and service standards. |
| Marketing | There are numerous Blenz marketing initiatives that will contribute to your success. Loyalty and electronic gift card programs, all in-store promotion materials for new products, event and seasonal marketing campaigns, catering program, the Blenz Cares Coffee Program to meet private and corporate charitable initiatives and individual local area marketing plans for each franchise location. These are all elements of Blenz' effective marketing program you can use to help build your retail business. | |
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Expansion Plans |
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| Seattle's Best Coffee | Blenz | |
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| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Blenz | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Blenz | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | 5%-7% |
| Blenz | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | 1% |
| Blenz | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | 1970 |
| Blenz | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | 1994 |
| Blenz | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Blenz | 10 Years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Blenz | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Blenz | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Blenz | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Blenz | |
| Equipment | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee} | |
| Blenz | |
| Inventory | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Blenz | |
| Receivables | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Blenz | |
| Payroll | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Blenz | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | Initial training is included with your start-up fees. With expert training, your team will confidently deliver the successful Seattle's Best Coffee experience every time. You will have the opportunity to train in our corporate cafes and we come to your soon-to-open cafe to initiate a three week training course prior to opening. |
| Blenz | Through classroom, in-store experience and extensive instruction at the Blenz University for coffee and tea knowledge, you will be trained to manage all store procedures, products, inventory control, staffing, merchandising, promotions, management reports, customer expectations and local area marketing plans. |
| Support | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | The Seattle's Best Coffee comprehensive franchise program provides its franchisees with support from site selection approvals to store opening assistance, initial cafe training, ongoing consultation, employee training programs, marketing programs and materials, new products and more. |
| Blenz | The Blenz Operations support team is equipped to assist you on an ongoing basis and to keep your business well integrated into the ever changing business environment around you, helping you to reach your potential. The operations team will insist that all Blenz stores meet superior product quality and service standards. |
| Marketing | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Blenz | There are numerous Blenz marketing initiatives that will contribute to your success. Loyalty and electronic gift card programs, all in-store promotion materials for new products, event and seasonal marketing campaigns, catering program, the Blenz Cares Coffee Program to meet private and corporate charitable initiatives and individual local area marketing plans for each franchise location. These are all elements of Blenz' effective marketing program you can use to help build your retail business. |
| Operations | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Blenz | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Blenz | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Blenz | |
| International Expansion | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Blenz | |