Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Muffins Plus | Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Investment | 175000 - 500000 | 98000 - 237500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 0 | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1991 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Muffins Plus | Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Muffins Plus | Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Muffins Plus | Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Muffins Plus | Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| 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 | Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, |
| Canada Expansion | 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 |
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| Investment | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Year Founded | |
| Muffins Plus | 0 |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Muffins Plus | 0 |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 1991 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 1/4 of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Equipment | |
| Muffins Plus} | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Inventory | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Receivables | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Payroll | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| Support | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% 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 |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Muffins Plus | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |
| International Expansion | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | |