Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Symposium Cafe | Arthur Treacher's | |
| Investment | 625000 - 675000 | 145000 - 268000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1996 | 1969 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 1969 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Symposium Cafe | Arthur Treacher's | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Symposium Cafe | Arthur Treacher's | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Symposium Cafe | Arthur Treacher's | |
| Training | 3 full months of training for up to three individuals at an existing Symposium Cafe location. | |
| Support | A transition tutor is assigned to directly assist you on a regular basis in your restaurant franchise for a period of 10 weeks. This tutor works closely with you through the opening stages of your cafe, the day-to-day operating systems and procedures to ensure a successful start-up of your restaurant. This program is designed to strengthen and build the Franchise operators commitment to our proven systems. Our unique 10 weeks in-store program is crucial to building your team, establishing a strong customer base, growing restaurant sales and operating a successful Symposium Cafe franchise. The field consulting team provides ongoing support and training through restaurant visits and coaching. They ensure all Symposium Cafe systems, specifications and standards are in place to drive consistent operations and profitable sales. Professional operations staff makes ongoing visits to your restaurant to hear any concerns you may have. They'll also conduct restaurant audits, which expose areas of concern within your operation. Our regional managers work with our Franchisees to develop action plans to correct and eliminate any problems uncovered. | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchise unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Symposium Cafe | Arthur Treacher's | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | Ontario | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Symposium Cafe | 4% |
| Arthur Treacher's | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Symposium Cafe | 1% |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| Year Founded | |
| Symposium Cafe | 1996 |
| Arthur Treacher's | 1969 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Symposium Cafe | 2004 |
| Arthur Treacher's | 1969 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Arthur Treacher's | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Arthur Treacher's | Current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Arthur Treacher's | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| Equipment | |
| Symposium Cafe} | |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| Inventory | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| Receivables | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| Payroll | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Symposium Cafe | 3 full months of training for up to three individuals at an existing Symposium Cafe location. |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| Support | |
| Symposium Cafe | A transition tutor is assigned to directly assist you on a regular basis in your restaurant franchise for a period of 10 weeks. This tutor works closely with you through the opening stages of your cafe, the day-to-day operating systems and procedures to ensure a successful start-up of your restaurant. This program is designed to strengthen and build the Franchise operators commitment to our proven systems. Our unique 10 weeks in-store program is crucial to building your team, establishing a strong customer base, growing restaurant sales and operating a successful Symposium Cafe franchise. The field consulting team provides ongoing support and training through restaurant visits and coaching. They ensure all Symposium Cafe systems, specifications and standards are in place to drive consistent operations and profitable sales. Professional operations staff makes ongoing visits to your restaurant to hear any concerns you may have. They'll also conduct restaurant audits, which expose areas of concern within your operation. Our regional managers work with our Franchisees to develop action plans to correct and eliminate any problems uncovered. |
| Arthur Treacher's | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Arthur Treacher's | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Arthur Treacher's | Number of employees needed to run franchise unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Symposium Cafe | Ontario |
| Arthur Treacher's | |
| International Expansion | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Arthur Treacher's | |