Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Chocolate Works | Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Investment | 284800 - 436600 | 93000 - 214000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | $300/month Nat'l+1%local | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1980 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1980 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Chocolate Works | Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Experience | You don't need to have specific experience in the candy and confections business to become a franchise owner with Chocolate Works. We look for people who have a passion for our products, and who have some retail experience and/or customer service skills. We also prefer franchise owners who will be directly involved in the operations and growth of their Chocolate Works franchises. In turn, we'll provide the support franchisees need to run their Chocolate Works business. We do, of course, also expect that franchisees have the right amount of capital to invest in the business. | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Chocolate Works | Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Chocolate Works | Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (40% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Chocolate Works | Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Chocolate Works | 5% |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Chocolate Works | $300/month Nat'l+1%local |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Year Founded | |
| Chocolate Works | 0 |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | 1980 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Chocolate Works | 0 |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | 1980 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Chocolate Works | 5 years +5+5 |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | Varies based on lease term |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Chocolate Works | You don't need to have specific experience in the candy and confections business to become a franchise owner with Chocolate Works. We look for people who have a passion for our products, and who have some retail experience and/or customer service skills. We also prefer franchise owners who will be directly involved in the operations and growth of their Chocolate Works franchises. In turn, we'll provide the support franchisees need to run their Chocolate Works business. We do, of course, also expect that franchisees have the right amount of capital to invest in the business. |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Equipment | |
| Chocolate Works} | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Inventory | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Receivables | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Payroll | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Support | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| Operations | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (40% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | |
| International Expansion | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | Canada, |