Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Factory Donuts | Tapioca Express | |
| Investment | 213300 - 341300 | 200000 - 420000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | $0.055/cup |
| Advertising Fee | 2.50% | |
| Year Founded | 2017 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 2017 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Factory Donuts | Tapioca Express | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Factory Donuts | Tapioca Express | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Factory Donuts | Tapioca Express | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Most Factory Donuts will employ 10-20 employees | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
Expansion Plans |
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| Factory Donuts | Tapioca Express | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Factory Donuts | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Factory Donuts | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Factory Donuts | 5% |
| Tapioca Express | $0.055/cup |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Factory Donuts | 2.50% |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Year Founded | |
| Factory Donuts | 2017 |
| Tapioca Express | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Factory Donuts | 2017 |
| Tapioca Express | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Factory Donuts | 10 years +10 |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Factory Donuts | |
| Tapioca Express | $3K for 2 years |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Factory Donuts | |
| Tapioca Express | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Factory Donuts | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Factory Donuts | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Equipment | |
| Factory Donuts} | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Inventory | |
| Factory Donuts | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Receivables | |
| Factory Donuts | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Payroll | |
| Factory Donuts | |
| Tapioca Express | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Factory Donuts | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Support | |
| Factory Donuts | |
| Tapioca Express | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Factory Donuts | |
| Tapioca Express | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Factory Donuts | Most Factory Donuts will employ 10-20 employees |
| Tapioca Express | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Factory Donuts | 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 |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Factory Donuts | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| International Expansion | |
| Factory Donuts | |
| Tapioca Express | |