Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Vitality Bowls | |
| Investment | 332254 - 571634 | 170100 - 604000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5.50% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 0.19Cents/Gal. | 1.50% |
| Year Founded | 1902 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 1977 | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Vitality Bowls | |
| Experience | Franchisee Profile *Passionate about VITALITY BOWLS *Passionate about healthy food and a healthy lifestyle *Local market knowledge *Minimum $30-60K liquid assets per store and total of $200k+ (May include lending) *Single store and multi unit development opportunities available, depending on your market *Retail or restaurant operations experience is helpful | |
Financing Options |
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| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Vitality Bowls | |
| 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 | Vitality Bowls | |
| 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. | VITALITY BOWLS operates training units in Walnut Creek, CA. We will do our best to schedule your training in an area that is convenient for you. Training will also take place at your location before and/or after you open. Our training program teaches you the day-to-day operation of your VITALITY BOWLS unit. VITALITY BOWLS requires that the franchisee, an operating partner, or a general manager, designated by the franchisee, attend our full-time, training program. This program will teach you how to fully operate your VITALITY BOWLS unit from the ground up. We will not let you open until we are satisfied we have provided you with sufficient training to be successful. |
| Support | Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | After signing your franchise agreement, we are available for continuous, direct support. You can count on us for operational input and best practices information. In addition, we will visit you regularly to ensure you are maximizing the potential of your business and we are helping you in every way we can. On a continuing basis, we will drive the brand and support your efforts in marketing, real estate and development, supply chain, and IT. Should you have questions or need help with issues in these areas, you can call us. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | |
| 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 | Vitality Bowls | |
| 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 |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Vitality Bowls | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Vitality Bowls | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 5.50% |
| Vitality Bowls | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 0.19Cents/Gal. |
| Vitality Bowls | 1.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 1902 |
| Vitality Bowls | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 1977 |
| Vitality Bowls | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 10 years |
| Vitality Bowls | 7 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Vitality Bowls | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Vitality Bowls | Franchisee Profile *Passionate about VITALITY BOWLS *Passionate about healthy food and a healthy lifestyle *Local market knowledge *Minimum $30-60K liquid assets per store and total of $200k+ (May include lending) *Single store and multi unit development opportunities available, depending on your market *Retail or restaurant operations experience is helpful |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | No |
| Vitality Bowls | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Vitality Bowls | |
| Equipment | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard} | |
| Vitality Bowls | |
| Inventory | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Vitality Bowls | |
| Receivables | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Vitality Bowls | |
| Payroll | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Vitality Bowls | |
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. |
| Vitality Bowls | VITALITY BOWLS operates training units in Walnut Creek, CA. We will do our best to schedule your training in an area that is convenient for you. Training will also take place at your location before and/or after you open. Our training program teaches you the day-to-day operation of your VITALITY BOWLS unit. VITALITY BOWLS requires that the franchisee, an operating partner, or a general manager, designated by the franchisee, attend our full-time, training program. This program will teach you how to fully operate your VITALITY BOWLS unit from the ground up. We will not let you open until we are satisfied we have provided you with sufficient training to be successful. |
| Support | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Vitality Bowls | After signing your franchise agreement, we are available for continuous, direct support. You can count on us for operational input and best practices information. In addition, we will visit you regularly to ensure you are maximizing the potential of your business and we are helping you in every way we can. On a continuing basis, we will drive the brand and support your efforts in marketing, real estate and development, supply chain, and IT. Should you have questions or need help with issues in these areas, you can call us. |
| Marketing | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Vitality Bowls | |
| 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) |
| Vitality Bowls | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Vitality Bowls | 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 | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Vitality Bowls | |
| International Expansion | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Vitality Bowls | |