Start-Up Costs and Fees |
||
| Little Scoops | Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Investment | 87000 - 152000 | 175000 - 225000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $350/wk | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 2002 | 1949 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
||
| Little Scoops | Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
||
| Little Scoops | Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
||
| Little Scoops | Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Training | Ongoing support as needed | |
| Support | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Average Number of Employees: 3-4 Full-time, 2-4 Part-time Passive Ownership: Not Allowed |
Expansion Plans |
||
| Little Scoops | Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| US Expansion | North East, | 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
|
| Investment | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Little Scoops | $350/wk |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Little Scoops | 2002 |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | 1949 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Little Scoops | 2003 |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Little Scoops | 10 years |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | 10 yeaqrs +10 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Little Scoops | No |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Equipment | |
| Little Scoops} | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Inventory | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Receivables | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Payroll | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Little Scoops | Ongoing support as needed |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Support | |
| Little Scoops | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Marketing | |
| Little Scoops | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Operations | |
| Little Scoops | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | Average Number of Employees: 3-4 Full-time, 2-4 Part-time Passive Ownership: Not Allowed |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Little Scoops | North East, |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | 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 | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |