Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Waves Coffee House | Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | |
| Investment | 300000 - 350000 | 299000 - 494000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 2004 | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 1986 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Waves Coffee House | Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Waves Coffee House | Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Waves Coffee House | Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | |
| 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. | On-The-Job Training: 80 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | 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. | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 12 Absentee Ownership Allowed |
Expansion Plans |
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| Waves Coffee House | Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Waves Coffee House | 6% |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Waves Coffee House | 3% |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Waves Coffee House | 2004 |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Waves Coffee House | 2004 |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | 1986 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | 1/2 of current franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | General business experience |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | |
| Equipment | |
| Waves Coffee House} | |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | |
| Inventory | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | |
| Receivables | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | |
| Payroll | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| 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. |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | On-The-Job Training: 80 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours |
| Support | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| 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. |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 12 Absentee Ownership Allowed |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | 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 | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | |
| International Expansion | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | 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 |