Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Vitality Bowls | |
| Investment | 75250 - 286900 | 170100 - 604000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 1.50% |
| Year Founded | 2005 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Vitality Bowls | |
| Experience | Franchisee Profile *Passionate about VITALITY BOWLS *Passionate about healthy food and a healthy lifestyle *Local market knowledge *Minimum $30-60K liquid assets per store and total of $200k+ (May include lending) *Single store and multi unit development opportunities available, depending on your market *Retail or restaurant operations experience is helpful | |
Financing Options |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Vitality Bowls | |
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Training & Support |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Vitality Bowls | |
| Training | VITALITY BOWLS operates training units in Walnut Creek, CA. We will do our best to schedule your training in an area that is convenient for you. Training will also take place at your location before and/or after you open. Our training program teaches you the day-to-day operation of your VITALITY BOWLS unit. VITALITY BOWLS requires that the franchisee, an operating partner, or a general manager, designated by the franchisee, attend our full-time, training program. This program will teach you how to fully operate your VITALITY BOWLS unit from the ground up. We will not let you open until we are satisfied we have provided you with sufficient training to be successful. | |
| 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 | After signing your franchise agreement, we are available for continuous, direct support. You can count on us for operational input and best practices information. In addition, we will visit you regularly to ensure you are maximizing the potential of your business and we are helping you in every way we can. On a continuing basis, we will drive the brand and support your efforts in marketing, real estate and development, supply chain, and IT. Should you have questions or need help with issues in these areas, you can call us. |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Vitality Bowls | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Vitality Bowls | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Vitality Bowls | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 6% |
| Vitality Bowls | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2% |
| Vitality Bowls | 1.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| Vitality Bowls | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| Vitality Bowls | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Vitality Bowls | 7 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Vitality Bowls | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Vitality Bowls | Franchisee Profile *Passionate about VITALITY BOWLS *Passionate about healthy food and a healthy lifestyle *Local market knowledge *Minimum $30-60K liquid assets per store and total of $200k+ (May include lending) *Single store and multi unit development opportunities available, depending on your market *Retail or restaurant operations experience is helpful |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Vitality Bowls | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Vitality Bowls | |
| Equipment | |
| Emerald City Smoothie} | |
| Vitality Bowls | |
| Inventory | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Vitality Bowls | |
| Receivables | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Vitality Bowls | |
| Payroll | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Vitality Bowls | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Vitality Bowls | VITALITY BOWLS operates training units in Walnut Creek, CA. We will do our best to schedule your training in an area that is convenient for you. Training will also take place at your location before and/or after you open. Our training program teaches you the day-to-day operation of your VITALITY BOWLS unit. VITALITY BOWLS requires that the franchisee, an operating partner, or a general manager, designated by the franchisee, attend our full-time, training program. This program will teach you how to fully operate your VITALITY BOWLS unit from the ground up. We will not let you open until we are satisfied we have provided you with sufficient training to be successful. |
| 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 |
| Vitality Bowls | After signing your franchise agreement, we are available for continuous, direct support. You can count on us for operational input and best practices information. In addition, we will visit you regularly to ensure you are maximizing the potential of your business and we are helping you in every way we can. On a continuing basis, we will drive the brand and support your efforts in marketing, real estate and development, supply chain, and IT. Should you have questions or need help with issues in these areas, you can call us. |
| Marketing | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Vitality Bowls | |
| Operations | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Vitality Bowls | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Vitality Bowls | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 0 |
| Vitality Bowls | |
| International Expansion | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Vitality Bowls | |