Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Abbott's Frozen Custard | sweetFrog | |
| Investment | 332254 - 571634 | 95600 - 477500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5.50% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 0.19Cents/Gal. | 1.50% |
| Year Founded | 1902 | 2009 |
| Year Franchised | 1977 | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Abbott's Frozen Custard | sweetFrog | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Abbott's Frozen Custard | sweetFrog | |
| 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 | sweetFrog | |
| 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. | On-The-Job Training: 24 hours Classroom Training: 24 hours Additional Training: As needed |
| Support | Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators). |
Expansion Plans |
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| Abbott's Frozen Custard | sweetFrog | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, | |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, | |
| International Expansion | Worldwide, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| sweetFrog | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| sweetFrog | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 5.50% |
| sweetFrog | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 0.19Cents/Gal. |
| sweetFrog | 1.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 1902 |
| sweetFrog | 2009 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 1977 |
| sweetFrog | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 10 years |
| sweetFrog | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| sweetFrog | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| sweetFrog | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | No |
| sweetFrog | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| sweetFrog | |
| Equipment | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard} | |
| sweetFrog | |
| Inventory | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| sweetFrog | |
| Receivables | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| sweetFrog | |
| Payroll | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| sweetFrog | |
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. |
| sweetFrog | On-The-Job Training: 24 hours Classroom Training: 24 hours Additional Training: As needed |
| Support | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| sweetFrog | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| sweetFrog | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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) |
| sweetFrog | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators). |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| sweetFrog | Nationwide, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| sweetFrog | Nationwide, |
| International Expansion | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| sweetFrog | Worldwide, |