Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Smoothie Factory | The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | |
| Investment | 141500 - 424500 | 164518 - 542768 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | $5.3K/yr. | |
| Year Founded | 1996 | 1961 |
| Year Franchised | 1997 | 1977 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Smoothie Factory | The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | |
| Experience | * A 620 or higher credit score * Investment capital equal to 30% of the purchase price * $10-$15K of working capital | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Smoothie Factory | The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Smoothie Factory | The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Smoothie Factory | The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Smoothie Factory | 5% |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | $5.3K/yr. |
| Year Founded | |
| Smoothie Factory | 1996 |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | 1961 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Smoothie Factory | 1997 |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | 1977 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Smoothie Factory | * A 620 or higher credit score * Investment capital equal to 30% of the purchase price * $10-$15K of working capital |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | |
| Equipment | |
| Smoothie Factory} | |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | |
| Inventory | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | |
| Receivables | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | |
| Payroll | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | |
| Support | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | |
| Operations | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | |
| International Expansion | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe | |