Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | Berry Blendz | |
| Investment | 378500 - 563800 | 144500 - 354750 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 3%-6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2003 | 2009 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | Berry Blendz | |
| Experience | General business experience Work well with children | |
Financing Options |
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| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | Berry Blendz | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | Berry Blendz | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | Berry Blendz | |
| 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 | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | 5% |
| Berry Blendz | 3%-6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Year Founded | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | 2003 |
| Berry Blendz | 2009 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | 2004 |
| Berry Blendz | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | 10 years |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Berry Blendz | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | General business experience Work well with children |
| Berry Blendz | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | No |
| Berry Blendz | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Equipment | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos} | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Inventory | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Receivables | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Payroll | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Berry Blendz | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Support | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Marketing | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Berry Blendz | |
| Operations | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Berry Blendz | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Berry Blendz | 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 | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Berry Blendz | |
| International Expansion | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Berry Blendz | |