Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ellianos Coffee Company | Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Investment | 340000 - 575000 | 189000 - 369000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2002 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ellianos Coffee Company | Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Ellianos Coffee Company | Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Ellianos Coffee Company | Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Training | ||
| Support | You are provided with an Ellianos Operations Manual which has the tools you need to help run your store "at your fingertips. On-going Support and Evaluations- We schedule periodic evaluations at your store to see if there are any areas in which we can help you improve operations. Financial and Operations Advice- You will have access to our Ellianos Corporate business professionals if you have any financial or operations questions. We continuously invest in finding new ways to save our franchisees money through more efficient operations. | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Logo and Branding Materials- Eliminates the need for the franchise owner to invest in essential but costly logos and corporate identity. Marketing Advice- Don’t know what to promote or how to attract customers? Our Marketing Director will be glad to help you put together your own marketing plan. Brand Identity- As the franchise grows, our brand awareness adds an enormous intangible asset to your store. | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Ellianos Coffee Company | Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | 5% |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Year Founded | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | 2002 |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | 2003 |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | 5 years |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | No |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company} | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Support | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | You are provided with an Ellianos Operations Manual which has the tools you need to help run your store "at your fingertips. On-going Support and Evaluations- We schedule periodic evaluations at your store to see if there are any areas in which we can help you improve operations. Financial and Operations Advice- You will have access to our Ellianos Corporate business professionals if you have any financial or operations questions. We continuously invest in finding new ways to save our franchisees money through more efficient operations. |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | Logo and Branding Materials- Eliminates the need for the franchise owner to invest in essential but costly logos and corporate identity. Marketing Advice- Don’t know what to promote or how to attract customers? Our Marketing Director will be glad to help you put together your own marketing plan. Brand Identity- As the franchise grows, our brand awareness adds an enormous intangible asset to your store. |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | 0 |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |