Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Amazon Cafe | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Investment | 127500 - 218500 | 726000 - 1140000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1998 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Amazon Cafe | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Experience | General business experience | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Amazon Cafe | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| 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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| Amazon Cafe | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | A Fresh City consultant will be on location at your restaurant prior to the soft opening, to guide you through the first few days of business, and to assist in planning your grand opening. The Fresh City Franchise team will offer ongoing business consultation, and will share best practices as well as manuals and other training materials, as you grow your business. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Fresh City will assist you in growing your business through the strategic and tactical implementation of Fresh City branding, marketing, and promotions. You will be provided with materials and programs to help you begin positioning your Fresh City restaurant in your community. Additionally, the Fresh City community support and service program -"Thinking Fresh" - will help make your franchise the neighborhood restaurant of choice. |
| Operations | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Amazon Cafe | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| US Expansion | North East, South East, | Mid West, North East, South, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Year Founded | |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 25% of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Amazon Cafe | No |
| Fresh City Kitchen | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Equipment | |
| Amazon Cafe} | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Inventory | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Receivables | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Payroll | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Support | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Fresh City Kitchen | A Fresh City consultant will be on location at your restaurant prior to the soft opening, to guide you through the first few days of business, and to assist in planning your grand opening. The Fresh City Franchise team will offer ongoing business consultation, and will share best practices as well as manuals and other training materials, as you grow your business. |
| Marketing | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Fresh City will assist you in growing your business through the strategic and tactical implementation of Fresh City branding, marketing, and promotions. You will be provided with materials and programs to help you begin positioning your Fresh City restaurant in your community. Additionally, the Fresh City community support and service program -"Thinking Fresh" - will help make your franchise the neighborhood restaurant of choice. |
| Operations | |
| Amazon Cafe | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Mid West, North East, South, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | 0 |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| International Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |