Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Investment | 90000 - 120000 | 145900 - 446000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1978 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 1979 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Training | Headquarters 2 Weeks | |
| Support | Central Data Processing: At Additional Cost Central Purchasing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Building sales takes effort on many different levels - from running your business with monitored food costs, to strong operations, to local store marketing, to most importantly ensuring that you give every customer a reason to return. The Frullati Cafe Marketing Team will assist you by creating national marketing initiatives and advertising that are key to building sales. Increasing sales takes diligent effort in all areas of your business. Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Average Number of Employees: 4 Full-time, 7 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 35% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, 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 | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | 5% |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | 3% |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Year Founded | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | 1978 |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | 1979 |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | 5 years +5 |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 75% of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Equipment | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants} | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Inventory | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Receivables | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Payroll | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | Headquarters 2 Weeks |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Support | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | Central Data Processing: At Additional Cost Central Purchasing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Building sales takes effort on many different levels - from running your business with monitored food costs, to strong operations, to local store marketing, to most importantly ensuring that you give every customer a reason to return. The Frullati Cafe Marketing Team will assist you by creating national marketing initiatives and advertising that are key to building sales. Increasing sales takes diligent effort in all areas of your business. Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | Average Number of Employees: 4 Full-time, 7 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 35% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| International Expansion | |
| Sandwich Tree Restaurants | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |