Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Cool Factory | Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Investment | 142300 - 387200 | 332254 - 571634 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5.50% | |
| Advertising Fee | 0.19Cents/Gal. | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1902 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1977 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Cool Factory | Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Cool Factory | Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Cool Factory | Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Training | 3 days at Cool Factory training center | 3 days at Scoop School and 10 days of on-site training at your location, where we teach you everything you need to know to operate and manage an Abbott's Frozen Custard store. |
| Support | Franchisees are continuously supported by the efforts of the entire Cool Factory management team. The Cool Factory (featuring Dreyer's/Edy's Grand Ice cream) franchising opportunity provides franchisees with a solid operational structure and franchising to build a successful business upon. Additionally, the demand for superior treats is ever increasing. | Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | One of the keys to your success is effective marketing and advertising. You will be given proven marketing campaigns that have successfully attracted new customers. We may offer you additional public relations ideas and work with you on planning your Grand Opening. | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | Cool Factory Parlor features a standard menu of superior ice cream and coffee. Cool Factory has more than 55 flavors of ice cream, various different tastes of coffee and yogurt, and we are continually looking to expand our flavor selection with new ice blended drinks and inventive taste offerings with our ice cream, yogurt and coffee licensor/vendor. The customers can special order a combination of ice cream and coffee, which are individually prepared to order in the Parlor. We may also authorize or require that special drinks, pastries and other food and beverage items be added to Parlor menus. | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Cool Factory | Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosrae, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ponape, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Rota, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Barthelemy, St. Christopher, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tinian, Togo, Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, Truk, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Union Island, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda, Wake Island, Wales, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yap, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Cool Factory | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Cool Factory | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Cool Factory | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 5.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Cool Factory | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 0.19Cents/Gal. |
| Year Founded | |
| Cool Factory | 0 |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 1902 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Cool Factory | 0 |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 1977 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Cool Factory | 10 years |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Cool Factory | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Cool Factory | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Cool Factory | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Cool Factory | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Equipment | |
| Cool Factory} | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Inventory | |
| Cool Factory | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Receivables | |
| Cool Factory | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Payroll | |
| Cool Factory | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Cool Factory | 3 days at Cool Factory training center |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 3 days at Scoop School and 10 days of on-site training at your location, where we teach you everything you need to know to operate and manage an Abbott's Frozen Custard store. |
| Support | |
| Cool Factory | Franchisees are continuously supported by the efforts of the entire Cool Factory management team. The Cool Factory (featuring Dreyer's/Edy's Grand Ice cream) franchising opportunity provides franchisees with a solid operational structure and franchising to build a successful business upon. Additionally, the demand for superior treats is ever increasing. |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Cool Factory | One of the keys to your success is effective marketing and advertising. You will be given proven marketing campaigns that have successfully attracted new customers. We may offer you additional public relations ideas and work with you on planning your Grand Opening. |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Cool Factory | Cool Factory Parlor features a standard menu of superior ice cream and coffee. Cool Factory has more than 55 flavors of ice cream, various different tastes of coffee and yogurt, and we are continually looking to expand our flavor selection with new ice blended drinks and inventive taste offerings with our ice cream, yogurt and coffee licensor/vendor. The customers can special order a combination of ice cream and coffee, which are individually prepared to order in the Parlor. We may also authorize or require that special drinks, pastries and other food and beverage items be added to Parlor menus. |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Cool Factory | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Cool Factory | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| International Expansion | |
| Cool Factory | Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosrae, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ponape, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Rota, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Barthelemy, St. Christopher, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tinian, Togo, Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, Truk, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Union Island, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda, Wake Island, Wales, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yap, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |