Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| My Friend's Place | Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Investment | 156650 - 260400 | 145900 - 446000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1980 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 1980 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| My Friend's Place | Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| My Friend's Place | Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| My Friend's Place | Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Training | 1. Headquarters 12 Business Days 2. Franchisee Site 12 Business Days | |
| Support | Field Operation Evaluation Field Training: At Additional Cost Initial Store Opening Inventory Control: At Additional Cost | 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 | Average Number of Employees: 2 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Not Allowed | 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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| My Friend's Place | Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina, Texas | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| My Friend's Place | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| My Friend's Place | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| My Friend's Place | 5% |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| My Friend's Place | 1% |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Year Founded | |
| My Friend's Place | 1980 |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| My Friend's Place | 1980 |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| My Friend's Place | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| My Friend's Place | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 75% of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| My Friend's Place | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Start-up Costs | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Inventory | |
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| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Receivables | |
| My Friend's Place | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Payroll | |
| My Friend's Place | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| My Friend's Place | 1. Headquarters 12 Business Days 2. Franchisee Site 12 Business Days |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Support | |
| My Friend's Place | Field Operation Evaluation Field Training: At Additional Cost Initial Store Opening Inventory Control: At Additional Cost |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| My Friend's Place | |
| 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 | |
| My Friend's Place | Average Number of Employees: 2 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Not Allowed |
| 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 | |
| My Friend's Place | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina, Texas |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| My Friend's Place | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| International Expansion | |
| My Friend's Place | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |