Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | Muffins Plus | |
| Investment | 378500 - 563800 | 175000 - 500000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2003 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | Muffins Plus | |
| Experience | General business experience Work well with children | |
Financing Options |
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| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | Muffins Plus | |
| 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 | Muffins Plus | |
| 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 | Muffins Plus | |
| 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 | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | 5% |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Year Founded | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | 2003 |
| Muffins Plus | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | 2004 |
| Muffins Plus | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | 10 years |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Muffins Plus | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | General business experience Work well with children |
| Muffins Plus | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | No |
| Muffins Plus | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Equipment | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos} | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Inventory | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Receivables | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Payroll | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Muffins Plus | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Support | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Muffins Plus | |
| Marketing | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Muffins Plus | |
| 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) |
| Muffins Plus | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Muffins Plus | 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 | |
| Muffins Plus | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Muffins Plus | |