Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Cookie Factory Bakery | Muffins Plus | |
| Investment | 98000 - 237500 | 175000 - 500000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1970 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Cookie Factory Bakery | Muffins Plus | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Cookie Factory Bakery | Muffins Plus | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Cookie Factory Bakery | Muffins Plus | |
| 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 | Muffins Plus | |
| 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, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 5% |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Year Founded | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 1970 |
| Muffins Plus | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 1991 |
| Muffins Plus | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 15 years |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 1/4 of then-current fee |
| Muffins Plus | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | No |
| Muffins Plus | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Equipment | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery} | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Inventory | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Receivables | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Payroll | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Support | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Marketing | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | Ad slicks |
| Muffins Plus | |
| 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) |
| Muffins Plus | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, |
| Muffins Plus | 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 | |
| Muffins Plus | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Muffins Plus | |