Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Muffins Plus | Arizona Bread Company | |
| Investment | 175000 - 500000 | 149000 - 341500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 0 | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Muffins Plus | Arizona Bread Company | |
| Experience | Management skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Muffins Plus | Arizona Bread Company | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Muffins Plus | Arizona Bread Company | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 13 - 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Muffins Plus | Arizona Bread Company | |
| 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 | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Arizona Bread Company | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
| Year Founded | |
| Muffins Plus | 0 |
| Arizona Bread Company | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Muffins Plus | 0 |
| Arizona Bread Company | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Arizona Bread Company | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Arizona Bread Company | 1/2 of current franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Arizona Bread Company | Management skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
| Equipment | |
| Muffins Plus} | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
| Inventory | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
| Receivables | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
| Payroll | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
| Support | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Arizona Bread Company | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Arizona Bread Company | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Arizona Bread Company | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 13 - 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Muffins Plus | 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 |
| Arizona Bread Company | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Muffins Plus | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Arizona Bread Company | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Arizona Bread Company | |