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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Investment | 177534 - 937415 | 58150 - 235500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1947 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Kilwin's Chocolates | Uncle Louie Gs | |
| 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 | Uncle Louie Gs | |
| 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 | |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
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| Royalty Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 5% |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1% |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Year Founded | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1947 |
| Uncle Louie Gs | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1982 |
| Uncle Louie Gs | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 10 years |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | No |
| Uncle Louie Gs | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Equipment | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates} | |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Inventory | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Receivables | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Payroll | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
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 |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Support | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Marketing | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| 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) |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
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, |
| Uncle Louie Gs | 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 | |
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| International Expansion | |
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