Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Van Houtte | Distinctly Tea | |
| Investment | 250000 - 300000 | 160000 - 230000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1919 | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | 1983 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Van Houtte | Distinctly Tea | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Van Houtte | Distinctly Tea | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Van Houtte | Distinctly Tea | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Meetings, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Van Houtte | Distinctly Tea | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Distinctly Tea | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Distinctly Tea | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Van Houtte | 5% |
| Distinctly Tea | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Distinctly Tea | |
| Year Founded | |
| Van Houtte | 1919 |
| Distinctly Tea | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Van Houtte | 1983 |
| Distinctly Tea | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Van Houtte | 10 years |
| Distinctly Tea | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Distinctly Tea | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Distinctly Tea | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Van Houtte | No |
| Distinctly Tea | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Distinctly Tea | |
| Equipment | |
| Van Houtte} | |
| Distinctly Tea | |
| Inventory | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Distinctly Tea | |
| Receivables | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Distinctly Tea | |
| Payroll | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Distinctly Tea | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Distinctly Tea | |
| Support | |
| Van Houtte | Meetings, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Distinctly Tea | |
| Marketing | |
| Van Houtte | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Distinctly Tea | |
| Operations | |
| Van Houtte | 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Distinctly Tea | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Distinctly Tea | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Van Houtte | 0 |
| Distinctly Tea | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Distinctly Tea | |