Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Investment | 313000 - 416000 | 726000 - 1140000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 5% -7% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | up to 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1990 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich 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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| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, 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 | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% 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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| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | Fresh City Kitchen | |
| US Expansion | Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, | Mid West, North East, South, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | 5% -7% |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | up to 2% |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Year Founded | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | 1990 |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | 1992 |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | 10 years |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | $3.6K |
| Fresh City Kitchen | 25% of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | No |
| Fresh City Kitchen | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Equipment | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe} | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Inventory | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Receivables | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Payroll | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| Support | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, 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 | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich 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 | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% 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 | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, |
| Fresh City Kitchen | Mid West, North East, South, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |
| International Expansion | |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | |
| Fresh City Kitchen | |