Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Melting Pot Restaurants | Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Investment | 1404320 - 1824210 | 40350 - 162850 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | $3,600 per year |
| Advertising Fee | 1.19-3% | |
| Year Founded | 1975 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Melting Pot Restaurants | Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Melting Pot Restaurants | Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Melting Pot Restaurants | Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 288 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours | * Available at headquarters: 3 days * At franchisee's location: 2 days |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | |
| Operations | 45% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Melting Pot Restaurants | Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| US Expansion | 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Worldwide, | Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 5% |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | $3,600 per year |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 1.19-3% |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Year Founded | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 1975 |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 1984 |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 10 years |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 50% of current franchise fee |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | $2,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | General business experience |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | No |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Equipment | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants} | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Inventory | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Receivables | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Payroll | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | On-The-Job Training: 288 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | * Available at headquarters: 3 days * At franchisee's location: 2 days |
| Support | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Marketing | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Operations | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 45% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | 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 | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | 0 |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| International Expansion | |
| Melting Pot Restaurants | Worldwide, |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela |