Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| It's A Grind Coffee House | Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Investment | 173150 - 473000 | 340000 - 575000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1995 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| It's A Grind Coffee House | Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Experience | General business experience Strong people skills | |
Financing Options |
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| It's A Grind Coffee House | Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| It's A Grind Coffee House | Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Training | Additional training as needed | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | You are provided with an Ellianos Operations Manual which has the tools you need to help run your store "at your fingertips. On-going Support and Evaluations- We schedule periodic evaluations at your store to see if there are any areas in which we can help you improve operations. Financial and Operations Advice- You will have access to our Ellianos Corporate business professionals if you have any financial or operations questions. We continuously invest in finding new ways to save our franchisees money through more efficient operations. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Logo and Branding Materials- Eliminates the need for the franchise owner to invest in essential but costly logos and corporate identity. Marketing Advice- Don’t know what to promote or how to attract customers? Our Marketing Director will be glad to help you put together your own marketing plan. Brand Identity- As the franchise grows, our brand awareness adds an enormous intangible asset to your store. |
| Operations | 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 - 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| It's A Grind Coffee House | Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | 6% |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | 2% |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Year Founded | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | 1995 |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | 2000 |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | 10 years |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | $2.5K |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | General business experience Strong people skills |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | No |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Equipment | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House} | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Inventory | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Receivables | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Payroll | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | Additional training as needed |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Support | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | You are provided with an Ellianos Operations Manual which has the tools you need to help run your store "at your fingertips. On-going Support and Evaluations- We schedule periodic evaluations at your store to see if there are any areas in which we can help you improve operations. Financial and Operations Advice- You will have access to our Ellianos Corporate business professionals if you have any financial or operations questions. We continuously invest in finding new ways to save our franchisees money through more efficient operations. |
| Marketing | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | Logo and Branding Materials- Eliminates the need for the franchise owner to invest in essential but costly logos and corporate identity. Marketing Advice- Don’t know what to promote or how to attract customers? Our Marketing Director will be glad to help you put together your own marketing plan. Brand Identity- As the franchise grows, our brand awareness adds an enormous intangible asset to your store. |
| Operations | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 - 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina |
| Canada Expansion | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |