Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Fudge Company | Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | |
| Investment | 32000 - 45000 | 178300 - 250500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1-2% | |
| Year Founded | 1978 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 1981 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Fudge Company | Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | |
| Experience | Retail experience preferred | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| The Fudge Company | Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | |
| 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 Fudge Company | Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Grand opening | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 95% of current franchisees are owner/operators | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| The Fudge Company | Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The Fudge Company | |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Fudge Company | |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Fudge Company | 3% |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Fudge Company | |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | 1-2% |
| Year Founded | |
| The Fudge Company | 1978 |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Fudge Company | 1981 |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Fudge Company | |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Fudge Company | |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | $2K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Fudge Company | Retail experience preferred |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Fudge Company | No |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Fudge Company | |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | |
| Equipment | |
| The Fudge Company} | |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | |
| Inventory | |
| The Fudge Company | |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | |
| Receivables | |
| The Fudge Company | |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | |
| Payroll | |
| The Fudge Company | |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The Fudge Company | |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | |
| Support | |
| The Fudge Company | Grand opening |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| The Fudge Company | |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| The Fudge Company | 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 95% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Fudge Company | |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, 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 Fudge Company | 0 |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | |
| International Expansion | |
| The Fudge Company | |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | |