Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Investment | 63400 - 341050 | 198500 - 543500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | >6% or $250 weekly | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 0.50% | 3% |
| Year Founded | 2006 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 2006 | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Experience | Hands on management preferred, restaurant experience preferred (but not required), ability to follow a business system, financial capabilities, general business acumen, ability to work well in a team environment, and passion!!! | |
Financing Options |
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| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Training | The extensive NRgize training course includes 5 days of classroom training at KTEC, Kahala Training and Education Center, which is held at Kahala Corp s Scottsdale offices. When your new NRgize location is ready to open, we will provide another 5 full days of in-store training with an NRgize Store Opening Trainer. | We believe in setting up our franchisees for success. We provide the following training: four-week training program, consisting of two weeks in a nearby Cafe, one week in a classroom setting at our Support Center in Atlanta, Georgia and one week onsite for your Grand Opening. |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | Tropical Smoothie Cafe has a very simple business operation since we do not utilize any fryers, grills, hooding systems or serve alcohol in the cafe. Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 10 - 20 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | >6% or $250 weekly |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | 0.50% |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | 2006 |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | 2006 |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Hands on management preferred, restaurant experience preferred (but not required), ability to follow a business system, financial capabilities, general business acumen, ability to work well in a team environment, and passion!!! |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe} | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | The extensive NRgize training course includes 5 days of classroom training at KTEC, Kahala Training and Education Center, which is held at Kahala Corp s Scottsdale offices. When your new NRgize location is ready to open, we will provide another 5 full days of in-store training with an NRgize Store Opening Trainer. |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | We believe in setting up our franchisees for success. We provide the following training: four-week training program, consisting of two weeks in a nearby Cafe, one week in a classroom setting at our Support Center in Atlanta, Georgia and one week onsite for your Grand Opening. |
| Support | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Tropical Smoothie Cafe has a very simple business operation since we do not utilize any fryers, grills, hooding systems or serve alcohol in the cafe. Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 10 - 20 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 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 | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |