Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | Chocolate Works | |
| Investment | 93000 - 214000 | 284800 - 436600 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | $300/month Nat'l+1%local | |
| Year Founded | 1980 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1980 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | Chocolate Works | |
| Experience | General business experience | You don't need to have specific experience in the candy and confections business to become a franchise owner with Chocolate Works. We look for people who have a passion for our products, and who have some retail experience and/or customer service skills. We also prefer franchise owners who will be directly involved in the operations and growth of their Chocolate Works franchises. In turn, we'll provide the support franchisees need to run their Chocolate Works business. We do, of course, also expect that franchisees have the right amount of capital to invest in the business. |
Financing Options |
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| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | Chocolate Works | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | Chocolate Works | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (40% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | Chocolate Works | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, 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, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | 6% |
| Chocolate Works | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Chocolate Works | $300/month Nat'l+1%local |
| Year Founded | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | 1980 |
| Chocolate Works | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | 1980 |
| Chocolate Works | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | Varies based on lease term |
| Chocolate Works | 5 years +5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Chocolate Works | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | General business experience |
| Chocolate Works | You don't need to have specific experience in the candy and confections business to become a franchise owner with Chocolate Works. We look for people who have a passion for our products, and who have some retail experience and/or customer service skills. We also prefer franchise owners who will be directly involved in the operations and growth of their Chocolate Works franchises. In turn, we'll provide the support franchisees need to run their Chocolate Works business. We do, of course, also expect that franchisees have the right amount of capital to invest in the business. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | No |
| Chocolate Works | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Equipment | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut} | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Inventory | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Receivables | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Payroll | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Chocolate Works | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Support | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Marketing | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Operations | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (40% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Chocolate Works | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, 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, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| International Expansion | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | Canada, |
| Chocolate Works | |