Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Planet Sub | Amazon Cafe | |
| Investment | 182000 - 402000 | 127500 - 218500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1 - 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1979 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Planet Sub | Amazon Cafe | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Planet Sub | Amazon Cafe | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Planet Sub | Amazon Cafe | |
| Training | Comprehensive 30 day training program | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Planet Sub | Amazon 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 | North East, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Planet Sub | 5% |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Planet Sub | 1 - 3% |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Year Founded | |
| Planet Sub | 1979 |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Planet Sub | 0 |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| Planet Sub} | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Planet Sub | Comprehensive 30 day training program |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Support | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Amazon Cafe | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Planet Sub | 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 |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Amazon Cafe | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Planet Sub | |
| Amazon Cafe | |