Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Biggby Coffee | Tapioca Express | |
| Investment | 189550 - 378600 | 200000 - 420000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | $0.055/cup |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1994 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Biggby Coffee | Tapioca Express | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Biggby Coffee | Tapioca Express | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Biggby Coffee | Tapioca Express | |
| Training | As a new franchisee, you will participate in one of the most comprehensive training programs in the industry. You will start by attending 3 weeks of comprehensive classroom training that covers coffee and tea, our menu, managing a successful cafe, human resources, and much more. Upon completion, you'll spend an additional 3 weeks in your market (whenever possible) working directly in a cafe. Prior to opening your doors, we will help train your staff and assist you in all aspects of opening your store. On-The-Job Training: 144 hours Classroom Training: 86 hours Additional Training: On-the-job training | |
| Support | All throughout the franchise process, you will have the ongoing support and expertise of our staff. This comes in many forms of assistance: site selection, lease negotiation, business plan format and wording, build out and equipment recommendations, etc...Once open, you then have access to numerous support programs ranging from quarterly visits, mystery shops, customer surveys, our Franchise Resource Center and many other things, including ongoing contact with our staff and support team. Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | BIGGBY COFFEE has an annual promotions calendar for in-store marketing of beverages, food items and merchandise - all designed to grab your customer's attention. BIGGBY also designs and develops advertising materials for direct mail, billboards and print media, as well as radio commercials. BIGGBY's Marketing Department is also available to answer questions, assist you through your Grand Opening and help design and develop custom programs to expand your customer base and increase your sales. Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 15 | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
Expansion Plans |
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| Biggby Coffee | Tapioca Express | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Biggby Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Biggby Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Biggby Coffee | 6% |
| Tapioca Express | $0.055/cup |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Biggby Coffee | 3% |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Year Founded | |
| Biggby Coffee | 1994 |
| Tapioca Express | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Biggby Coffee | 1999 |
| Tapioca Express | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Biggby Coffee | 10 years |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Biggby Coffee | $3,000 |
| Tapioca Express | $3K for 2 years |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Biggby Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Biggby Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Biggby Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Equipment | |
| Biggby Coffee} | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Inventory | |
| Biggby Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Receivables | |
| Biggby Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Payroll | |
| Biggby Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Biggby Coffee | As a new franchisee, you will participate in one of the most comprehensive training programs in the industry. You will start by attending 3 weeks of comprehensive classroom training that covers coffee and tea, our menu, managing a successful cafe, human resources, and much more. Upon completion, you'll spend an additional 3 weeks in your market (whenever possible) working directly in a cafe. Prior to opening your doors, we will help train your staff and assist you in all aspects of opening your store. On-The-Job Training: 144 hours Classroom Training: 86 hours Additional Training: On-the-job training |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Support | |
| Biggby Coffee | All throughout the franchise process, you will have the ongoing support and expertise of our staff. This comes in many forms of assistance: site selection, lease negotiation, business plan format and wording, build out and equipment recommendations, etc...Once open, you then have access to numerous support programs ranging from quarterly visits, mystery shops, customer surveys, our Franchise Resource Center and many other things, including ongoing contact with our staff and support team. Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Tapioca Express | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Biggby Coffee | BIGGBY COFFEE has an annual promotions calendar for in-store marketing of beverages, food items and merchandise - all designed to grab your customer's attention. BIGGBY also designs and develops advertising materials for direct mail, billboards and print media, as well as radio commercials. BIGGBY's Marketing Department is also available to answer questions, assist you through your Grand Opening and help design and develop custom programs to expand your customer base and increase your sales. Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Tapioca Express | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Biggby Coffee | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 15 |
| Tapioca Express | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Biggby Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Biggby Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| International Expansion | |
| Biggby Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | |