Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Sloan's Ice Cream | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Investment | 587952 - 896600 | 64600 - 311750 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% Nat'l | 1% |
| Year Founded | 1999 | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Sloan's Ice Cream | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Sloan's Ice Cream | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Sloan's Ice Cream | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Training | The initial training covers all material aspects of the operation of a Sloan's franchise and is comprised of classroom and on-the-job training. | K-Tec is a 5-day training all Kahala franchisees receive and is the companion to brand specific in-store training. It introduces participants to the Kahala culture, level of support provided, and the roles and responsibilities for supporting franchisee and franchisor success. It provides exposure to basic business concepts such as customer service, profitability, quality assurance, inventory, purchasing and distribution, and more. |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Sloan's Ice Cream | Surf City Squeeze | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 6% |
| Surf City Squeeze | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 1% Nat'l |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 1999 |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 1999 |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 5 years |
| Surf City Squeeze | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 75% of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Equipment | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream} | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Inventory | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Receivables | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Payroll | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | The initial training covers all material aspects of the operation of a Sloan's franchise and is comprised of classroom and on-the-job training. |
| Surf City Squeeze | K-Tec is a 5-day training all Kahala franchisees receive and is the companion to brand specific in-store training. It introduces participants to the Kahala culture, level of support provided, and the roles and responsibilities for supporting franchisee and franchisor success. It provides exposure to basic business concepts such as customer service, profitability, quality assurance, inventory, purchasing and distribution, and more. |
| Support | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | Nationwide, |
| Surf City Squeeze | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |