Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| San Gelato Cafe | Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Investment | 500000 - 1400000 | 177534 - 937415 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1947 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| San Gelato Cafe | Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| San Gelato Cafe | Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| San Gelato Cafe | Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Training | - San Gelato has developed a set of extensive training courses that 15 days taught at out corporate headquarters, as well as in-store training to make sure Franchisees hit the ground running. Post the initial training program, San Gelato also provides 5 days of onsite training during your soft opening and a system of continuous business development training, utilizing Webinars, Web-based distance learning courses covering sales, operations, and marketing training programs. | On-The-Job Training: 173 hours Classroom Training: 43 hours Additional Training: Online training; store visits |
| Support | - We offer a corporate team of specialists that are dedicated to continuously evolving the business model and providing support in product preparation, marketing, sales, advertising and operations to help ensure you stay on track and reach your development goals. | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | - Ongoing promotional marketing support, with tried and true strategies to effectively target your specific consumer for both the Caf . Everything from networking coupons to community outreach programs; we have the marketing/sales materials to help drive and push sales and create ever increasing brand recognition. | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| San Gelato Cafe | Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| San Gelato Cafe | 0 |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1947 |
| Year Franchised | |
| San Gelato Cafe | 0 |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Equipment | |
| San Gelato Cafe} | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Inventory | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Receivables | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Payroll | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| San Gelato Cafe | - San Gelato has developed a set of extensive training courses that 15 days taught at out corporate headquarters, as well as in-store training to make sure Franchisees hit the ground running. Post the initial training program, San Gelato also provides 5 days of onsite training during your soft opening and a system of continuous business development training, utilizing Webinars, Web-based distance learning courses covering sales, operations, and marketing training programs. |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | On-The-Job Training: 173 hours Classroom Training: 43 hours Additional Training: Online training; store visits |
| Support | |
| San Gelato Cafe | - We offer a corporate team of specialists that are dedicated to continuously evolving the business model and providing support in product preparation, marketing, sales, advertising and operations to help ensure you stay on track and reach your development goals. |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| San Gelato Cafe | - Ongoing promotional marketing support, with tried and true strategies to effectively target your specific consumer for both the Caf . Everything from networking coupons to community outreach programs; we have the marketing/sales materials to help drive and push sales and create ever increasing brand recognition. |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| International Expansion | |
| San Gelato Cafe | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |