Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Van Houtte | Waves Coffee House | |
| Investment | 250000 - 300000 | 300000 - 350000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1919 | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | 1983 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Van Houtte | Waves Coffee House | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Van Houtte | Waves Coffee House | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Van Houtte | Waves Coffee House | |
| Training | The Waves training program takes approximately 5 weeks. 3 weeks in our Training Academy, and an extra 2 weeks in-store training in your newly opened location. Waves is committed to offering you excellent training in all areas of your operation so you may operate your location at projected high volume profits. | |
| 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) | Once you become familiar with operating a profitable Waves Coffee House it is very possible to open a second or third location. It is quite common in the franchised coffee shop business to own a chain of successful locations. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Van Houtte | Waves Coffee House | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Van Houtte | 5% |
| Waves Coffee House | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Waves Coffee House | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Van Houtte | 1919 |
| Waves Coffee House | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Van Houtte | 1983 |
| Waves Coffee House | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Van Houtte | 10 years |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Van Houtte | No |
| Waves Coffee House | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Equipment | |
| Van Houtte} | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Inventory | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Receivables | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Payroll | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Waves Coffee House | The Waves training program takes approximately 5 weeks. 3 weeks in our Training Academy, and an extra 2 weeks in-store training in your newly opened location. Waves is committed to offering you excellent training in all areas of your operation so you may operate your location at projected high volume profits. |
| Support | |
| Van Houtte | Meetings, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Marketing | |
| Van Houtte | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| 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) |
| Waves Coffee House | Once you become familiar with operating a profitable Waves Coffee House it is very possible to open a second or third location. It is quite common in the franchised coffee shop business to own a chain of successful locations. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Van Houtte | 0 |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| International Expansion | |
| Van Houtte | |
| Waves Coffee House | |