Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Grower Direct | The Connoisseur | |
| Investment | 55000 - 55000 | 200000 - 270000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1991 | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1988 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Grower Direct | The Connoisseur | |
| Experience | Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Grower Direct | The Connoisseur | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Grower Direct | The Connoisseur | |
| Training | 10 days | |
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Grower Direct | The Connoisseur | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Grower Direct | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Grower Direct | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Grower Direct | |
| The Connoisseur | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Grower Direct | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Year Founded | |
| Grower Direct | 1991 |
| The Connoisseur | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Grower Direct | 0 |
| The Connoisseur | 1988 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Grower Direct | |
| The Connoisseur | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Grower Direct | |
| The Connoisseur | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Grower Direct | |
| The Connoisseur | Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Grower Direct | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Grower Direct | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Equipment | |
| Grower Direct} | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Inventory | |
| Grower Direct | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Receivables | |
| Grower Direct | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Payroll | |
| Grower Direct | |
| The Connoisseur | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Grower Direct | 10 days |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Support | |
| Grower Direct | |
| The Connoisseur | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Grower Direct | |
| The Connoisseur | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Grower Direct | |
| The Connoisseur | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Grower Direct | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Grower Direct | 0 |
| The Connoisseur | |
| International Expansion | |
| Grower Direct | |
| The Connoisseur | |