Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Famous Sam's | Mugs N' Jugs | |
| Investment | 586000 - 1200000 | 635000 - 935000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1979 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 1989 | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Famous Sam's | Mugs N' Jugs | |
| Experience | General business experience Industry experience preferred, not required; strong management background | |
Financing Options |
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| Famous Sam's | Mugs N' Jugs | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Famous Sam's | Mugs N' Jugs | |
| Training | Available at headquarters: 4 weeks. At franchisee's location: 1-2 weeks. At franchisee's location : 3 days annually. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Field operations/evaluations | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives, Lease Negotiation |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising | |
| Operations | 46% of all franchisees own more than one unit 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Famous Sam's | Mugs N' Jugs | |
| US Expansion | Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, | 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 | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Mugs N' Jugs | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Mugs N' Jugs | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Famous Sam's | 5% |
| Mugs N' Jugs | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Mugs N' Jugs | |
| Year Founded | |
| Famous Sam's | 1979 |
| Mugs N' Jugs | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Famous Sam's | 1989 |
| Mugs N' Jugs | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Famous Sam's | 20 years |
| Mugs N' Jugs | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Mugs N' Jugs | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Famous Sam's | General business experience Industry experience preferred, not required; strong management background |
| Mugs N' Jugs | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Famous Sam's | No |
| Mugs N' Jugs | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Mugs N' Jugs | |
| Equipment | |
| Famous Sam's} | |
| Mugs N' Jugs | |
| Inventory | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Mugs N' Jugs | |
| Receivables | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Mugs N' Jugs | |
| Payroll | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Mugs N' Jugs | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Mugs N' Jugs | Available at headquarters: 4 weeks. At franchisee's location: 1-2 weeks. At franchisee's location : 3 days annually. |
| Support | |
| Famous Sam's | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Field operations/evaluations |
| Mugs N' Jugs | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives, Lease Negotiation |
| Marketing | |
| Famous Sam's | Co-op advertising |
| Mugs N' Jugs | |
| Operations | |
| Famous Sam's | 46% of all franchisees own more than one unit 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
| Mugs N' Jugs | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Famous Sam's | Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, |
| Mugs N' Jugs | 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 | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Mugs N' Jugs | |
| International Expansion | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Mugs N' Jugs | |