Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Applegate Farm | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Investment | 137650 - 322000 | 64600 - 311750 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2%local+2% Nat'l | 1% |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Applegate Farm | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Applegate Farm | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Applegate Farm | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Training | 80 hours over approximately two weeks. Includes both classroom and on-the-job training. | 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 | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 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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| Applegate Farm | Surf City Squeeze | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Applegate Farm | 5% |
| Surf City Squeeze | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Applegate Farm | 2%local+2% Nat'l |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Applegate Farm | 0 |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Applegate Farm | 0 |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Applegate Farm | 5 Years +5+5+5 |
| Surf City Squeeze | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 75% of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Equipment | |
| Applegate Farm} | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Inventory | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Receivables | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Payroll | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Applegate Farm | 80 hours over approximately two weeks. Includes both classroom and on-the-job training. |
| 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 | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| 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 | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |