Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Investment | 98350 - 445000 | 98000 - 237500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1988 | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | 1989 | 1991 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| 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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| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 40-64 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Ad slicks |
| Operations | 53.9% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 9 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| 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 | Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosrae, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ponape, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Rota, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Barthelemy, St. Christopher, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tinian, Togo, Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, Truk, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Union Island, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda, Wake Island, Wales, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yap, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | 7% |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | 1% |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Year Founded | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | 1988 |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | 1989 |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 1991 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | 5 years |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 1/4 of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | General business experience |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | No |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Equipment | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels} | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Inventory | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Receivables | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Payroll | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 40-64 hours |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Support | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | 53.9% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 9 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | 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 |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | 0 |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| International Expansion | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosrae, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ponape, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Rota, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Barthelemy, St. Christopher, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tinian, Togo, Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, Truk, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Union Island, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda, Wake Island, Wales, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yap, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |