Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| T.J. Cinnamons | Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | |
| Investment | 22100 - 39200 | 98350 - 445000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | Varies | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1985 | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | 1985 | 1989 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| T.J. Cinnamons | Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| T.J. Cinnamons | Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | |
| 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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| T.J. Cinnamons | Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | |
| Training | Training program provided through manual | On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 40-64 hours |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | 53.9% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 9 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| T.J. Cinnamons | Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosrae, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ponape, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Rota, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Barthelemy, St. Christopher, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tinian, Togo, Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, Truk, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Union Island, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda, Wake Island, Wales, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yap, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | Varies |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | 1985 |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | 1985 |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | 1989 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | 10 years |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | Then-current franchise fee |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | No |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | |
| Equipment | |
| T.J. Cinnamons} | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | |
| Inventory | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | |
| Receivables | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | |
| Payroll | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | Training program provided through manual |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 40-64 hours |
| Support | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | Ad slicks |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | 53.9% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 9 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosrae, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ponape, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Rota, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Barthelemy, St. Christopher, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tinian, Togo, Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, Truk, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Union Island, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda, Wake Island, Wales, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yap, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |