Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Cookie Factory Bakery | Dixie Cream | |
| Investment | 98000 - 237500 | 196000 - 413000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1970 | 1929 |
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Cookie Factory Bakery | Dixie Cream | |
| Experience | Dixie Cream actively searches for candidates with a strong background in business management. | |
Financing Options |
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| Cookie Factory Bakery | Dixie Cream | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Cookie Factory Bakery | Dixie Cream | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Beautiful Brands will have available for the franchisees a complete Grand Opening and on going Local Store Marketing program. |
| 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) | At least one owner or a designated manager must be involved on a full-time basis and must be responsible for the day-to-day operations and management. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Cookie Factory Bakery | Dixie Cream | |
| US Expansion | Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 5% |
| Dixie Cream | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |
| Year Founded | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 1970 |
| Dixie Cream | 1929 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 1991 |
| Dixie Cream | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 15 years |
| Dixie Cream | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 1/4 of then-current fee |
| Dixie Cream | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | Dixie Cream actively searches for candidates with a strong background in business management. |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | No |
| Dixie Cream | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |
| Equipment | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery} | |
| Dixie Cream | |
| Inventory | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |
| Receivables | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |
| Payroll | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |
| Support | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Dixie Cream | |
| Marketing | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | Ad slicks |
| Dixie Cream | Beautiful Brands will have available for the franchisees a complete Grand Opening and on going Local Store Marketing program. |
| 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) |
| Dixie Cream | At least one owner or a designated manager must be involved on a full-time basis and must be responsible for the day-to-day operations and management. |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, |
| Dixie Cream | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |
| International Expansion | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Dixie Cream | |