Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Applegate Farm | |
| Investment | 75250 - 286900 | 137650 - 322000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 2%local+2% Nat'l |
| Year Founded | 2005 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Applegate Farm | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Applegate Farm | |
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| Start-up Costs | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Applegate Farm | |
| Training | 80 hours over approximately two weeks. Includes both classroom and on-the-job training. | |
| Support | * Use of the Emerald City Smoothie brand and all existing and new marketing materials * Assistance with real estate brokers, site selection, lease negotiation and construction based on best practices learned from over 30 store openings * A turn-key system that includes all architectural design, equipment, shelving, graphics, and signage at a reasonable cost * Extensive ECS Experience training for you and one staff member on drink making, developing a customer community, business management and marketing * Grand opening planning and support * "It's my store" customer involvement program * Peer-to-peer problem and solution sharing with other franchise owners * New drink introductions based on successful pilot programs at other franchises * Web presence for easy store location and product and service pre-selection * Periodic, high-return marketing strategies for pilot testing and implementation * Greater buying power for smoothie and health products as a member of our buying cooperative * Periodic visits to assist with general operations, employee training and to help you fine-tune the ECS experience * Analysis of store sales and performance versus system- wide benchmarks | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Applegate Farm | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 6% |
| Applegate Farm | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2% |
| Applegate Farm | 2%local+2% Nat'l |
| Year Founded | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| Applegate Farm | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| Applegate Farm | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Applegate Farm | 5 Years +5+5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Applegate Farm | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Applegate Farm | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Equipment | |
| Emerald City Smoothie} | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Inventory | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Receivables | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Payroll | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Applegate Farm | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Applegate Farm | 80 hours over approximately two weeks. Includes both classroom and on-the-job training. |
| Support | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | * Use of the Emerald City Smoothie brand and all existing and new marketing materials * Assistance with real estate brokers, site selection, lease negotiation and construction based on best practices learned from over 30 store openings * A turn-key system that includes all architectural design, equipment, shelving, graphics, and signage at a reasonable cost * Extensive ECS Experience training for you and one staff member on drink making, developing a customer community, business management and marketing * Grand opening planning and support * "It's my store" customer involvement program * Peer-to-peer problem and solution sharing with other franchise owners * New drink introductions based on successful pilot programs at other franchises * Web presence for easy store location and product and service pre-selection * Periodic, high-return marketing strategies for pilot testing and implementation * Greater buying power for smoothie and health products as a member of our buying cooperative * Periodic visits to assist with general operations, employee training and to help you fine-tune the ECS experience * Analysis of store sales and performance versus system- wide benchmarks |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Marketing | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Operations | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Applegate Farm | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 0 |
| Applegate Farm | |
| International Expansion | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Applegate Farm | |