Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Swirls and Twirls | |
| Investment | 177534 - 937415 | 335000 - 664750 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1947 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Swirls and Twirls | |
| Experience | We are looking for highly self-motivated business minded people searching for independent ownership. We look for franchisees that are outgoing and dedicated to building connections within the community. Our franchisees must also be financially qualified. We have multi-unit opportunities available for those who fulfill specific qualifications. | |
Financing Options |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Swirls and Twirls | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Swirls and Twirls | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 173 hours Classroom Training: 43 hours Additional Training: Online training; store visits | You will receive 10 days of training at our location in West Islip, New York covering Swirls and Twirls Systems and Procedures, Food Safety, Customer Service, Finance, Administrative procedures and Local Store Marketing. |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Swirls and Twirls provides its franchisees with support from site selection approvals to store opening assistance, training, ongoing consultation, marketing programs and materials, new products and more. |
| 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 | Swirls and Twirls | |
| 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 | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 5% |
| Swirls and Twirls | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1% |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| Year Founded | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1947 |
| Swirls and Twirls | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1982 |
| Swirls and Twirls | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 10 years |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Swirls and Twirls | We are looking for highly self-motivated business minded people searching for independent ownership. We look for franchisees that are outgoing and dedicated to building connections within the community. Our franchisees must also be financially qualified. We have multi-unit opportunities available for those who fulfill specific qualifications. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | No |
| Swirls and Twirls | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| Equipment | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates} | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| Inventory | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| Receivables | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| Payroll | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
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 |
| Swirls and Twirls | You will receive 10 days of training at our location in West Islip, New York covering Swirls and Twirls Systems and Procedures, Food Safety, Customer Service, Finance, Administrative procedures and Local Store Marketing. |
| Support | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Swirls and Twirls | Swirls and Twirls provides its franchisees with support from site selection approvals to store opening assistance, training, ongoing consultation, marketing programs and materials, new products and more. |
| Marketing | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| 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) |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
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, |
| Swirls and Twirls | 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 | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| International Expansion | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |