Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | San Gelato Cafe | |
| Investment | 75250 - 286900 | 500000 - 1400000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 2005 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 0 |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | San Gelato Cafe | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | San Gelato Cafe | |
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| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
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Training & Support |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | San Gelato Cafe | |
| Training | - San Gelato has developed a set of extensive training courses that 15 days taught at out corporate headquarters, as well as in-store training to make sure Franchisees hit the ground running. Post the initial training program, San Gelato also provides 5 days of onsite training during your soft opening and a system of continuous business development training, utilizing Webinars, Web-based distance learning courses covering sales, operations, and marketing training programs. | |
| 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 | - We offer a corporate team of specialists that are dedicated to continuously evolving the business model and providing support in product preparation, marketing, sales, advertising and operations to help ensure you stay on track and reach your development goals. |
| Marketing | - Ongoing promotional marketing support, with tried and true strategies to effectively target your specific consumer for both the Caf . Everything from networking coupons to community outreach programs; we have the marketing/sales materials to help drive and push sales and create ever increasing brand recognition. | |
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | San Gelato Cafe | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 6% |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2% |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Year Founded | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| San Gelato Cafe | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| San Gelato Cafe | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| Emerald City Smoothie} | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| San Gelato Cafe | - San Gelato has developed a set of extensive training courses that 15 days taught at out corporate headquarters, as well as in-store training to make sure Franchisees hit the ground running. Post the initial training program, San Gelato also provides 5 days of onsite training during your soft opening and a system of continuous business development training, utilizing Webinars, Web-based distance learning courses covering sales, operations, and marketing training programs. |
| 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 |
| San Gelato Cafe | - We offer a corporate team of specialists that are dedicated to continuously evolving the business model and providing support in product preparation, marketing, sales, advertising and operations to help ensure you stay on track and reach your development goals. |
| Marketing | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| San Gelato Cafe | - Ongoing promotional marketing support, with tried and true strategies to effectively target your specific consumer for both the Caf . Everything from networking coupons to community outreach programs; we have the marketing/sales materials to help drive and push sales and create ever increasing brand recognition. |
| Operations | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 0 |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| International Expansion | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |