Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Investment | 56200 - 123300 | 267200 - 444000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8-5% | 5%-7% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1996 | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Training | Initial training is included with your start-up fees. With expert training, your team will confidently deliver the successful Seattle's Best Coffee experience every time. You will have the opportunity to train in our corporate cafes and we come to your soon-to-open cafe to initiate a three week training course prior to opening. | |
| Support | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet | The Seattle's Best Coffee comprehensive franchise program provides its franchisees with support from site selection approvals to store opening assistance, initial cafe training, ongoing consultation, employee training programs, marketing programs and materials, new products and more. |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| 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 | Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 8-5% |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | 5%-7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 1996 |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 2000 |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 10 years |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | The then-current franchise fee |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | No |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Equipment | |
| Cafe Ala Carte} | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Inventory | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Receivables | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Payroll | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | Initial training is included with your start-up fees. With expert training, your team will confidently deliver the successful Seattle's Best Coffee experience every time. You will have the opportunity to train in our corporate cafes and we come to your soon-to-open cafe to initiate a three week training course prior to opening. |
| Support | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | The Seattle's Best Coffee comprehensive franchise program provides its franchisees with support from site selection approvals to store opening assistance, initial cafe training, ongoing consultation, employee training programs, marketing programs and materials, new products and more. |
| Marketing | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Ad slicks |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| 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) |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| International Expansion | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |