Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Investment | 177534 - 937415 | 360000 - 466000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1947 | 2009 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 173 hours Classroom Training: 43 hours Additional Training: Online training; store visits | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing | |
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, | 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 | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 5% |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1% |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Year Founded | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1947 |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | 2009 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1982 |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 10 years |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | No |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Equipment | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates} | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Inventory | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Receivables | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Payroll | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | On-The-Job Training: 173 hours Classroom Training: 43 hours Additional Training: Online training; store visits |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Support | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Marketing | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| Operations | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | 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 | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |
| International Expansion | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | |