Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Connoisseur | Urban Pine Winery | |
| Investment | 200000 - 270000 | 269674 - 769760 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% +$200/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1972 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 1988 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Connoisseur | Urban Pine Winery | |
| Experience | Marketing skills | General business experience Marketing skills Sales experience |
Financing Options |
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| The Connoisseur | Urban Pine Winery | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| The Connoisseur | Urban Pine Winery | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| The Connoisseur | Urban Pine Winery | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Urban Pine Winery | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Urban Pine Winery | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Connoisseur | 6% |
| Urban Pine Winery | 5% +$200/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Urban Pine Winery | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| The Connoisseur | 1972 |
| Urban Pine Winery | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Connoisseur | 1988 |
| Urban Pine Winery | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Connoisseur | 10 years |
| Urban Pine Winery | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Urban Pine Winery | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Connoisseur | Marketing skills |
| Urban Pine Winery | General business experience Marketing skills Sales experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Connoisseur | No |
| Urban Pine Winery | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Urban Pine Winery | |
| Equipment | |
| The Connoisseur} | |
| Urban Pine Winery | |
| Inventory | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Urban Pine Winery | |
| Receivables | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Urban Pine Winery | |
| Payroll | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Urban Pine Winery | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Urban Pine Winery | |
| Support | |
| The Connoisseur | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Urban Pine Winery | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| The Connoisseur | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Urban Pine Winery | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| The Connoisseur | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Urban Pine Winery | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Urban Pine Winery | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Urban Pine Winery | |
| International Expansion | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Urban Pine Winery | |