Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Blenz | |
| Investment | 56200 - 123300 | 250000 - 550000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8-5% | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1996 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Blenz | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Blenz | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Blenz | |
| Training | Through classroom, in-store experience and extensive instruction at the Blenz University for coffee and tea knowledge, you will be trained to manage all store procedures, products, inventory control, staffing, merchandising, promotions, management reports, customer expectations and local area marketing plans. | |
| Support | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet | The Blenz Operations support team is equipped to assist you on an ongoing basis and to keep your business well integrated into the ever changing business environment around you, helping you to reach your potential. The operations team will insist that all Blenz stores meet superior product quality and service standards. |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | There are numerous Blenz marketing initiatives that will contribute to your success. Loyalty and electronic gift card programs, all in-store promotion materials for new products, event and seasonal marketing campaigns, catering program, the Blenz Cares Coffee Program to meet private and corporate charitable initiatives and individual local area marketing plans for each franchise location. These are all elements of Blenz' effective marketing program you can use to help build your retail business. |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Blenz | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Blenz | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Blenz | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 8-5% |
| Blenz | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Blenz | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 1996 |
| Blenz | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 2000 |
| Blenz | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 10 years |
| Blenz | 10 Years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | The then-current franchise fee |
| Blenz | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Blenz | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | No |
| Blenz | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Blenz | |
| Equipment | |
| Cafe Ala Carte} | |
| Blenz | |
| Inventory | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Blenz | |
| Receivables | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Blenz | |
| Payroll | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Blenz | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Blenz | Through classroom, in-store experience and extensive instruction at the Blenz University for coffee and tea knowledge, you will be trained to manage all store procedures, products, inventory control, staffing, merchandising, promotions, management reports, customer expectations and local area marketing plans. |
| Support | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet |
| Blenz | The Blenz Operations support team is equipped to assist you on an ongoing basis and to keep your business well integrated into the ever changing business environment around you, helping you to reach your potential. The operations team will insist that all Blenz stores meet superior product quality and service standards. |
| Marketing | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Ad slicks |
| Blenz | There are numerous Blenz marketing initiatives that will contribute to your success. Loyalty and electronic gift card programs, all in-store promotion materials for new products, event and seasonal marketing campaigns, catering program, the Blenz Cares Coffee Program to meet private and corporate charitable initiatives and individual local area marketing plans for each franchise location. These are all elements of Blenz' effective marketing program you can use to help build your retail business. |
| Operations | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Blenz | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Blenz | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Blenz | |
| International Expansion | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Blenz | |