Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Room Evolutions | Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Investment | 190000 - 320000 | 94973 - 129077 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 7%-2% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 1% |
| Year Founded | 1953 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 2008 | 1988 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Room Evolutions | Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Experience | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Room Evolutions | Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | Yes |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Room Evolutions | Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Training | Initial one week orientation and ongoing | Classroom Training: 92 hours Additional Training: Online pre-training/post-training webinars |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Marketing materials are created and available | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Room Evolutions | Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| US Expansion | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin | 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 | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Room Evolutions | 4% |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 7%-2% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Room Evolutions | 1% |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Room Evolutions | 1953 |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Room Evolutions | 2008 |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 1988 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Room Evolutions | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Room Evolutions | $5,000 |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Room Evolutions | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Room Evolutions | No |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Equipment | |
| Room Evolutions} | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Inventory | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Receivables | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| Payroll | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Room Evolutions | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | Classroom Training: 92 hours Additional Training: Online pre-training/post-training webinars |
| Support | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Room Evolutions | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Room Evolutions | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | 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 | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |
| International Expansion | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Kitchen Tune-Up | |