Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Three Dog Bakery | |
| Investment | 150000 - 200000 | 187000 - 326500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 5.5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1985 | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | 1987 | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Three Dog Bakery | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Three Dog Bakery | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Three Dog Bakery | |
| Training | The franchisee must attend a 6 day training program with Three Dog Bakery. The training program is conducted in various sites in and around Kansas City, Missouri, including the Three Dog Bakery offices, at the central production facility at which Three Dog Bakery produces products for sale in the franchised stores, and at the one "company-owned" Three Dog Bakery store. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | The Three Dog Bakery store must at all times be under the direct, day-to-day, full-time supervision of the franchisee or an operating manager who has been approved by Three Dog and who has satisfactorily completed Three Dog's training program. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Three Dog Bakery | |
| 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 | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 4% |
| Three Dog Bakery | 5.5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1% |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Year Founded | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1985 |
| Three Dog Bakery | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1987 |
| Three Dog Bakery | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 5 years |
| Three Dog Bakery | 7 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | No |
| Three Dog Bakery | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Equipment | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres} | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Inventory | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Receivables | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Payroll | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Three Dog Bakery | The franchisee must attend a 6 day training program with Three Dog Bakery. The training program is conducted in various sites in and around Kansas City, Missouri, including the Three Dog Bakery offices, at the central production facility at which Three Dog Bakery produces products for sale in the franchised stores, and at the one "company-owned" Three Dog Bakery store. |
| Support | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Marketing | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Operations | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Three Dog Bakery | The Three Dog Bakery store must at all times be under the direct, day-to-day, full-time supervision of the franchisee or an operating manager who has been approved by Three Dog and who has satisfactorily completed Three Dog's training program. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Three Dog Bakery | 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 | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| International Expansion | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |