Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Muffins Plus | Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Investment | 175000 - 500000 | 145900 - 446000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 0 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Muffins Plus | Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Muffins Plus | Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Muffins Plus | Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Building sales takes effort on many different levels - from running your business with monitored food costs, to strong operations, to local store marketing, to most importantly ensuring that you give every customer a reason to return. The Frullati Cafe Marketing Team will assist you by creating national marketing initiatives and advertising that are key to building sales. Increasing sales takes diligent effort in all areas of your business. Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 35% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Muffins Plus | Frullati Cafe & 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Year Founded | |
| Muffins Plus | 0 |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Muffins Plus | 0 |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 75% of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Equipment | |
| Muffins Plus} | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Inventory | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Receivables | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Payroll | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Support | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Building sales takes effort on many different levels - from running your business with monitored food costs, to strong operations, to local store marketing, to most importantly ensuring that you give every customer a reason to return. The Frullati Cafe Marketing Team will assist you by creating national marketing initiatives and advertising that are key to building sales. Increasing sales takes diligent effort in all areas of your business. Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 35% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% 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 |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Muffins Plus | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| International Expansion | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |