Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | FreshBerry | |
| Investment | 75250 - 286900 | 170750 - 392200 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 2005 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | FreshBerry | |
| Experience | FreshBerry actively searches for candidates with a strong background in business management. | |
Financing Options |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | FreshBerry | |
| Franchise Fees | ||
| Start-up Costs | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | FreshBerry | |
| 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 | The FreshBerry franchising system is a step-by-step method for developing your own business. Whether you are a beginning developer or a seasoned restaurateur the support system will hold your hand from the beginning of site selection, through architecture and construction phases, to management training and Grand Opening. During each phase of the opening process the FreshBerry corporate staff assists you with each task's successful completion. You have daily contact with corporate through email support and phone support. The FreshBerry Management Training program is a twelve day comprehensive management course, covering every aspect of ownership and management. Ongoing support focuses on communication with daily email communications from operations and marketing at the corporate headquarters, and 7 day a week phone support. FreshBerry Franchise System hosts an annual Marketing Conference and annual Franchisee Convention. The FreshBerry Franchise System philosophy views their franchisees as their customers--exceeding their expectations is a daily goal. By focusing on communication and committing to excellence FreshBerry Franchise System dedicates themselves to the success of their franchisees. |
| Marketing | FreshBerry will have available for the franchisees a complete Grand Opening and on going Local Store Marketing program. | |
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | FreshBerry | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| FreshBerry | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| FreshBerry | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 6% |
| FreshBerry | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2% |
| FreshBerry | |
| Year Founded | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| FreshBerry | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| FreshBerry | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| FreshBerry | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| FreshBerry | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| FreshBerry | FreshBerry actively searches for candidates with a strong background in business management. |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| FreshBerry | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| FreshBerry | |
| Equipment | |
| Emerald City Smoothie} | |
| FreshBerry | |
| Inventory | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| FreshBerry | |
| Receivables | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| FreshBerry | |
| Payroll | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| FreshBerry | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| FreshBerry | |
| 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 |
| FreshBerry | The FreshBerry franchising system is a step-by-step method for developing your own business. Whether you are a beginning developer or a seasoned restaurateur the support system will hold your hand from the beginning of site selection, through architecture and construction phases, to management training and Grand Opening. During each phase of the opening process the FreshBerry corporate staff assists you with each task's successful completion. You have daily contact with corporate through email support and phone support. The FreshBerry Management Training program is a twelve day comprehensive management course, covering every aspect of ownership and management. Ongoing support focuses on communication with daily email communications from operations and marketing at the corporate headquarters, and 7 day a week phone support. FreshBerry Franchise System hosts an annual Marketing Conference and annual Franchisee Convention. The FreshBerry Franchise System philosophy views their franchisees as their customers--exceeding their expectations is a daily goal. By focusing on communication and committing to excellence FreshBerry Franchise System dedicates themselves to the success of their franchisees. |
| Marketing | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| FreshBerry | FreshBerry will have available for the franchisees a complete Grand Opening and on going Local Store Marketing program. |
| Operations | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| FreshBerry | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| FreshBerry | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 0 |
| FreshBerry | |
| International Expansion | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| FreshBerry | |