Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Abbott's Frozen Custard | FreshBerry | |
| Investment | 332254 - 571634 | 170750 - 392200 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5.50% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 0.19Cents/Gal. | |
| Year Founded | 1902 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 1977 | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Abbott's Frozen Custard | FreshBerry | |
| Experience | FreshBerry actively searches for candidates with a strong background in business management. | |
Financing Options |
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| Abbott's Frozen Custard | FreshBerry | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Abbott's Frozen Custard | FreshBerry | |
| Training | 3 days at Scoop School and 10 days of on-site training at your location, where we teach you everything you need to know to operate and manage an Abbott's Frozen Custard store. | |
| Support | Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | The FreshBerry franchising system is a step-by-step method for developing your own business. Whether you are a beginning developer or a seasoned restaurateur the support system will hold your hand from the beginning of site selection, through architecture and construction phases, to management training and Grand Opening. During each phase of the opening process the FreshBerry corporate staff assists you with each task's successful completion. You have daily contact with corporate through email support and phone support. The FreshBerry Management Training program is a twelve day comprehensive management course, covering every aspect of ownership and management. Ongoing support focuses on communication with daily email communications from operations and marketing at the corporate headquarters, and 7 day a week phone support. FreshBerry Franchise System hosts an annual Marketing Conference and annual Franchisee Convention. The FreshBerry Franchise System philosophy views their franchisees as their customers--exceeding their expectations is a daily goal. By focusing on communication and committing to excellence FreshBerry Franchise System dedicates themselves to the success of their franchisees. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | FreshBerry will have available for the franchisees a complete Grand Opening and on going Local Store Marketing program. |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Abbott's Frozen Custard | FreshBerry | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
|
| Investment | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| FreshBerry | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| FreshBerry | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 5.50% |
| FreshBerry | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 0.19Cents/Gal. |
| FreshBerry | |
| Year Founded | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 1902 |
| FreshBerry | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 1977 |
| FreshBerry | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 10 years |
| FreshBerry | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| FreshBerry | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| FreshBerry | FreshBerry actively searches for candidates with a strong background in business management. |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | No |
| FreshBerry | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| FreshBerry | |
| Equipment | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard} | |
| FreshBerry | |
| Inventory | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| FreshBerry | |
| Receivables | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| FreshBerry | |
| Payroll | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| FreshBerry | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 3 days at Scoop School and 10 days of on-site training at your location, where we teach you everything you need to know to operate and manage an Abbott's Frozen Custard store. |
| FreshBerry | |
| Support | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| FreshBerry | The FreshBerry franchising system is a step-by-step method for developing your own business. Whether you are a beginning developer or a seasoned restaurateur the support system will hold your hand from the beginning of site selection, through architecture and construction phases, to management training and Grand Opening. During each phase of the opening process the FreshBerry corporate staff assists you with each task's successful completion. You have daily contact with corporate through email support and phone support. The FreshBerry Management Training program is a twelve day comprehensive management course, covering every aspect of ownership and management. Ongoing support focuses on communication with daily email communications from operations and marketing at the corporate headquarters, and 7 day a week phone support. FreshBerry Franchise System hosts an annual Marketing Conference and annual Franchisee Convention. The FreshBerry Franchise System philosophy views their franchisees as their customers--exceeding their expectations is a daily goal. By focusing on communication and committing to excellence FreshBerry Franchise System dedicates themselves to the success of their franchisees. |
| Marketing | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| FreshBerry | FreshBerry will have available for the franchisees a complete Grand Opening and on going Local Store Marketing program. |
| Operations | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| FreshBerry | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| FreshBerry | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| FreshBerry | |
| International Expansion | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| FreshBerry | |