Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Chocolate Works | |
| Investment | 177534 - 937415 | 284800 - 436600 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | $300/month Nat'l+1%local |
| Year Founded | 1947 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Chocolate Works | |
| Experience | You don't need to have specific experience in the candy and confections business to become a franchise owner with Chocolate Works. We look for people who have a passion for our products, and who have some retail experience and/or customer service skills. We also prefer franchise owners who will be directly involved in the operations and growth of their Chocolate Works franchises. In turn, we'll provide the support franchisees need to run their Chocolate Works business. We do, of course, also expect that franchisees have the right amount of capital to invest in the business. | |
Financing Options |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Chocolate Works | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Chocolate Works | |
| 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 | Chocolate Works | |
| 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, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 5% |
| Chocolate Works | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1% |
| Chocolate Works | $300/month Nat'l+1%local |
| Year Founded | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1947 |
| Chocolate Works | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1982 |
| Chocolate Works | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 10 years |
| Chocolate Works | 5 years +5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Chocolate Works | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Chocolate Works | You don't need to have specific experience in the candy and confections business to become a franchise owner with Chocolate Works. We look for people who have a passion for our products, and who have some retail experience and/or customer service skills. We also prefer franchise owners who will be directly involved in the operations and growth of their Chocolate Works franchises. In turn, we'll provide the support franchisees need to run their Chocolate Works business. We do, of course, also expect that franchisees have the right amount of capital to invest in the business. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | No |
| Chocolate Works | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Equipment | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates} | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Inventory | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Receivables | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Payroll | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Chocolate Works | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | On-The-Job Training: 173 hours Classroom Training: 43 hours Additional Training: Online training; store visits |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Support | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Marketing | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Chocolate Works | |
| 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) |
| Chocolate Works | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| 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, |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| International Expansion | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Chocolate Works | |