Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Investment | 332254 - 571634 | 64600 - 311750 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5.50% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 0.19Cents/Gal. | 1% |
| Year Founded | 1902 | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | 1977 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Surf City Squeeze | |
| 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. | K-Tec is a 5-day training all Kahala franchisees receive and is the companion to brand specific in-store training. It introduces participants to the Kahala culture, level of support provided, and the roles and responsibilities for supporting franchisee and franchisor success. It provides exposure to basic business concepts such as customer service, profitability, quality assurance, inventory, purchasing and distribution, and more. |
| Support | Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Surf City Squeeze | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 5.50% |
| Surf City Squeeze | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 0.19Cents/Gal. |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 1902 |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 1977 |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 10 years |
| Surf City Squeeze | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 75% of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | No |
| Surf City Squeeze | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Equipment | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard} | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Inventory | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Receivables | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Payroll | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
Training & Support |
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| 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. |
| Surf City Squeeze | K-Tec is a 5-day training all Kahala franchisees receive and is the companion to brand specific in-store training. It introduces participants to the Kahala culture, level of support provided, and the roles and responsibilities for supporting franchisee and franchisor success. It provides exposure to basic business concepts such as customer service, profitability, quality assurance, inventory, purchasing and distribution, and more. |
| Support | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Surf City Squeeze | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Surf City Squeeze | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| 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) |
| Surf City Squeeze | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |