Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Big Dad's Pies | Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Investment | 220000 - 250000 | 98000 - 237500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 0 | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1991 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Big Dad's Pies | Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Experience | No special education or prior experience in our type of business is required for a person to be considered as a possible Big Dad's Pies franchisee. Even if you haven't worked in retail before, we will ensure you the opportunity to succeed. It is essential that our franchisees become personally involved in every facet of their business. You should be willing and able to perform all sales, on-site production and other functions required on a daily basis. By recruiting, training and retaining quality staff, the individual demands on you can be lessened, but your personal involvement is essential to maximise the potential of your business. | |
Financing Options |
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| Big Dad's Pies | Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Big Dad's Pies | Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Training | ||
| Support | We provide a comprehensive franchise support program: * Regular support & supervision from the franchise team through site visits and telephone support * Ongoing business advice & coaching on how to operate the franchise and improve your bottom line * Assistance with your individual strategic plan * Local Marketing advise specific to your store * Continual improvements & updates to the Franchisee Operations Manual * Research & development of new products * Regular quality control in shop standards across the total franchise network * Quarterly business operations review for every franchisee * Weekly franchisee newsletter * Latest equipment advice * Negotiating product supply agreements | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | We nurture the Big Dad's brand in a number of ways, including: * Point of sale displays * Cross media advertising including newspapers, radio, billboards & flyers * Production of quality advertising & promotional materials * Good internet presence * Excellent signage at every location * Special offers to customers | Ad slicks |
| Operations | 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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| Big Dad's Pies | Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| US Expansion | Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Big Dad's Pies | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Big Dad's Pies | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Big Dad's Pies | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Big Dad's Pies | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Year Founded | |
| Big Dad's Pies | 0 |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Big Dad's Pies | 0 |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 1991 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Big Dad's Pies | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Big Dad's Pies | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 1/4 of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Big Dad's Pies | No special education or prior experience in our type of business is required for a person to be considered as a possible Big Dad's Pies franchisee. Even if you haven't worked in retail before, we will ensure you the opportunity to succeed. It is essential that our franchisees become personally involved in every facet of their business. You should be willing and able to perform all sales, on-site production and other functions required on a daily basis. By recruiting, training and retaining quality staff, the individual demands on you can be lessened, but your personal involvement is essential to maximise the potential of your business. |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Big Dad's Pies | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Big Dad's Pies | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Equipment | |
| Big Dad's Pies} | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Inventory | |
| Big Dad's Pies | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Receivables | |
| Big Dad's Pies | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Payroll | |
| Big Dad's Pies | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Big Dad's Pies | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Support | |
| Big Dad's Pies | We provide a comprehensive franchise support program: * Regular support & supervision from the franchise team through site visits and telephone support * Ongoing business advice & coaching on how to operate the franchise and improve your bottom line * Assistance with your individual strategic plan * Local Marketing advise specific to your store * Continual improvements & updates to the Franchisee Operations Manual * Research & development of new products * Regular quality control in shop standards across the total franchise network * Quarterly business operations review for every franchisee * Weekly franchisee newsletter * Latest equipment advice * Negotiating product supply agreements |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Big Dad's Pies | We nurture the Big Dad's brand in a number of ways, including: * Point of sale displays * Cross media advertising including newspapers, radio, billboards & flyers * Production of quality advertising & promotional materials * Good internet presence * Excellent signage at every location * Special offers to customers |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Big Dad's Pies | |
| 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 | |
| Big Dad's Pies | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Big Dad's Pies | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| International Expansion | |
| Big Dad's Pies | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |