Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Amazon Cafe | Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Investment | 127500 - 218500 | 90000 - 120000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1998 | 1978 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 1979 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Amazon Cafe | Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Amazon Cafe | Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Amazon Cafe | Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Training | Headquarters 2 Weeks | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Central Data Processing: At Additional Cost Central Purchasing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| 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) | Average Number of Employees: 4 Full-time, 7 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
Expansion Plans |
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| Amazon Cafe | Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| US Expansion | North East, South East, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | 1978 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | 1979 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | 5 years +5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Amazon Cafe | No |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Equipment | |
| Amazon Cafe} | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Inventory | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Receivables | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Payroll | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | Headquarters 2 Weeks |
| Support | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | Central Data Processing: At Additional Cost Central Purchasing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| Marketing | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| 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) |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | Average Number of Employees: 4 Full-time, 7 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | 0 |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |