Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| KnowFat! | Cafe Fondue | |
| Investment | 488500 - 647000 | 136000 - 307000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 1.5- 2.5% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| KnowFat! | Cafe Fondue | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| KnowFat! | Cafe Fondue | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| KnowFat! | Cafe Fondue | |
| Training | KnowFat! offers all of our franchisees a comprehensive training program at the KnowFat! KnowLedge Center. This program includes a mix of classroom, test kitchen, and live, hands-on store training for 3 people in your organization, one of whom must be your store manager. Our field training team will assist in the opening of each store. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | KnowFat! offers its franchisees a number of turnkey opening and ongoing marketing programs that will bring customers in the door. In addition, KnowFat! provides materials and promotions that are available through our graphics standards manual and marketing promotions manual available online as well as in hard copy. KnowFat! is also building a state-of-the-art loyalty program for franchisees to understand customer behavior and create tailored marketing programs. KnowFat! will also help franchisees track purchasing and analyze customer shopping data. | Co-op advertising |
| Operations | Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| KnowFat! | Cafe Fondue | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| KnowFat! | 5% |
| Cafe Fondue | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| KnowFat! | 1.5- 2.5% |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Year Founded | |
| KnowFat! | 0 |
| Cafe Fondue | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | |
| KnowFat! | 0 |
| Cafe Fondue | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Cafe Fondue | Varies |
| Renewal Fee | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Cafe Fondue | $2.5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Cafe Fondue | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Equipment | |
| KnowFat!} | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Inventory | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Receivables | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Payroll | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| KnowFat! | KnowFat! offers all of our franchisees a comprehensive training program at the KnowFat! KnowLedge Center. This program includes a mix of classroom, test kitchen, and live, hands-on store training for 3 people in your organization, one of whom must be your store manager. Our field training team will assist in the opening of each store. |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Support | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Cafe Fondue | Newsletter, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| KnowFat! | KnowFat! offers its franchisees a number of turnkey opening and ongoing marketing programs that will bring customers in the door. In addition, KnowFat! provides materials and promotions that are available through our graphics standards manual and marketing promotions manual available online as well as in hard copy. KnowFat! is also building a state-of-the-art loyalty program for franchisees to understand customer behavior and create tailored marketing programs. KnowFat! will also help franchisees track purchasing and analyze customer shopping data. |
| Cafe Fondue | Co-op advertising |
| Operations | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Cafe Fondue | Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Cafe Fondue | |
| International Expansion | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Cafe Fondue | |