Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Seattle's Best Coffee | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Investment | 267200 - 444000 | 56200 - 123300 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5%-7% | 8-5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1970 | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | 1994 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Seattle's Best Coffee | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Seattle's Best Coffee | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Seattle's Best Coffee | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. International 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: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Seattle's Best Coffee | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | 5%-7% |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 8-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | 1% |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Year Founded | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | 1970 |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | 1994 |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | The then-current franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Equipment | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee} | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Inventory | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Receivables | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Payroll | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
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. |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| 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. |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet |
| Marketing | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Franchise can be run from home. International 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: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| International Expansion | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |