Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Taco John's | Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
| Investment | 475000 - 1599000 | 365000 - 611000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 4% | |
| Year Founded | 1968 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 1969 | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Taco John's | Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Taco John's | Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Taco John's | Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | |
| Operations | 37% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Taco John's | Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
| US Expansion | Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Taco John's | |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Taco John's | |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Taco John's | 5% |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Taco John's | 4% |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
| Year Founded | |
| Taco John's | 1968 |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Taco John's | 1969 |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Taco John's | 20 years+10+10+10 |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Taco John's | |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Taco John's | Industry experience General business experience |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Taco John's | No |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Taco John's | |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
| Equipment | |
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| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
| Inventory | |
| Taco John's | |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
| Receivables | |
| Taco John's | |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
| Payroll | |
| Taco John's | |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Taco John's | |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
| Support | |
| Taco John's | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
| Marketing | |
| Taco John's | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
| Operations | |
| Taco John's | 37% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Taco John's | Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Taco John's | |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Taco John's | |
| Sophie's Cuban Cuisine | |