Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Investment | 378500 - 563800 | 22100 - 39200 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2003 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 1985 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Experience | General business experience Work well with children | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Training | Training program provided through manual | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising | Ad slicks |
| 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) | Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | T.J. Cinnamons | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | 5% |
| T.J. Cinnamons | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Year Founded | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | 2003 |
| T.J. Cinnamons | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | 2004 |
| T.J. Cinnamons | 1985 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | 10 years |
| T.J. Cinnamons | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | Then-current franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | General business experience Work well with children |
| T.J. Cinnamons | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | No |
| T.J. Cinnamons | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Equipment | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos} | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Inventory | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Receivables | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Payroll | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | Training program provided through manual |
| Support | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| T.J. Cinnamons | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| T.J. Cinnamons | Ad slicks |
| 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) |
| T.J. Cinnamons | Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |
| International Expansion | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| T.J. Cinnamons | |