Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Muffins Plus | Bruegger's | |
| Investment | 175000 - 500000 | 389600 - 591600 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 0 | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Muffins Plus | Bruegger's | |
| Experience | Industry experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Muffins Plus | Bruegger's | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Muffins Plus | Bruegger's | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 95% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (66% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Muffins Plus | Bruegger's | |
| 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 | Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, |
| 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 | |
| Bruegger's | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Bruegger's | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Bruegger's | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Bruegger's | |
| Year Founded | |
| Muffins Plus | 0 |
| Bruegger's | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Muffins Plus | 0 |
| Bruegger's | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Bruegger's | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Bruegger's | 25% of then-current franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Bruegger's | Industry experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Bruegger's | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Bruegger's | |
| Equipment | |
| Muffins Plus} | |
| Bruegger's | |
| Inventory | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Bruegger's | |
| Receivables | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Bruegger's | |
| Payroll | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Bruegger's | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Bruegger's | |
| Support | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Bruegger's | Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Bruegger's | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Bruegger's | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 95% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (66% 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 |
| Bruegger's | Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Muffins Plus | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Bruegger's | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Bruegger's | |