Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| O'Naturals | KnowFat! | |
| Investment | 764000 - 1000000 | 488500 - 647000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1.5- 2.5% | |
| Year Founded | 1998 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| O'Naturals | KnowFat! | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| O'Naturals | KnowFat! | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| O'Naturals | KnowFat! | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 6 weeks * At franchisee's location: Up to 5 days | KnowFat! offers all of our franchisees a comprehensive training program at the KnowFat! KnowLedge Center. This program includes a mix of classroom, test kitchen, and live, hands-on store training for 3 people in your organization, one of whom must be your store manager. Our field training team will assist in the opening of each store. |
| Support | ||
| Marketing | KnowFat! offers its franchisees a number of turnkey opening and ongoing marketing programs that will bring customers in the door. In addition, KnowFat! provides materials and promotions that are available through our graphics standards manual and marketing promotions manual available online as well as in hard copy. KnowFat! is also building a state-of-the-art loyalty program for franchisees to understand customer behavior and create tailored marketing programs. KnowFat! will also help franchisees track purchasing and analyze customer shopping data. | |
| Operations | * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 25 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| O'Naturals | KnowFat! | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| O'Naturals | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| O'Naturals | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| O'Naturals | 5% |
| KnowFat! | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| O'Naturals | |
| KnowFat! | 1.5- 2.5% |
| Year Founded | |
| O'Naturals | 1998 |
| KnowFat! | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| O'Naturals | 2005 |
| KnowFat! | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| O'Naturals | 15 years |
| KnowFat! | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| O'Naturals | 50% of current franchise fee |
| KnowFat! | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| O'Naturals | |
| KnowFat! | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| O'Naturals | No |
| KnowFat! | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| O'Naturals | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Equipment | |
| O'Naturals} | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Inventory | |
| O'Naturals | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Receivables | |
| O'Naturals | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Payroll | |
| O'Naturals | |
| KnowFat! | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| O'Naturals | * Available at headquarters: 6 weeks * At franchisee's location: Up to 5 days |
| KnowFat! | KnowFat! offers all of our franchisees a comprehensive training program at the KnowFat! KnowLedge Center. This program includes a mix of classroom, test kitchen, and live, hands-on store training for 3 people in your organization, one of whom must be your store manager. Our field training team will assist in the opening of each store. |
| Support | |
| O'Naturals | |
| KnowFat! | |
| Marketing | |
| O'Naturals | |
| KnowFat! | KnowFat! offers its franchisees a number of turnkey opening and ongoing marketing programs that will bring customers in the door. In addition, KnowFat! provides materials and promotions that are available through our graphics standards manual and marketing promotions manual available online as well as in hard copy. KnowFat! is also building a state-of-the-art loyalty program for franchisees to understand customer behavior and create tailored marketing programs. KnowFat! will also help franchisees track purchasing and analyze customer shopping data. |
| Operations | |
| O'Naturals | * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 25 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
| KnowFat! | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| O'Naturals | 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 |
| KnowFat! | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| O'Naturals | |
| KnowFat! | |
| International Expansion | |
| O'Naturals | |
| KnowFat! | |