Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Cookie Factory Bakery | Cupcakes | |
| Investment | 98000 - 237500 | 267500 - 381000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1970 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Cookie Factory Bakery | Cupcakes | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Cookie Factory Bakery | Cupcakes | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Cookie Factory Bakery | Cupcakes | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | 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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| Cookie Factory Bakery | Cupcakes | |
| US Expansion | Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | Alberta, British Columbia | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Cupcakes | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Cupcakes | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 5% |
| Cupcakes | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Cupcakes | |
| Year Founded | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 1970 |
| Cupcakes | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 1991 |
| Cupcakes | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 15 years |
| Cupcakes | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 1/4 of then-current fee |
| Cupcakes | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Cupcakes | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | No |
| Cupcakes | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Cupcakes | |
| Equipment | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery} | |
| Cupcakes | |
| Inventory | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Cupcakes | |
| Receivables | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Cupcakes | |
| Payroll | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Cupcakes | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Cupcakes | |
| Support | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Cupcakes | |
| Marketing | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | Ad slicks |
| Cupcakes | |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| Cupcakes | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, |
| Cupcakes | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Cupcakes | Alberta, British Columbia |
| International Expansion | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Cupcakes | |