Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Scooter's Coffeehouse | Tapioca Express | |
| Investment | 389942 - 860654 | 200000 - 420000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | $0.055/cup |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1998 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Scooter's Coffeehouse | Tapioca Express | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Scooter's Coffeehouse | Tapioca Express | |
| 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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| Scooter's Coffeehouse | Tapioca Express | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 160 hours Classroom Training: 46 hours Additional Training: At existing coffeehouse | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 3 - 12 | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
Expansion Plans |
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| Scooter's Coffeehouse | Tapioca Express | |
| US Expansion | Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | 6% |
| Tapioca Express | $0.055/cup |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | 2% |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Year Founded | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | 1998 |
| Tapioca Express | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | 2002 |
| Tapioca Express | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | 10 years |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | $5,000 |
| Tapioca Express | $3K for 2 years |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | |
| Tapioca Express | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | No |
| Tapioca Express | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Equipment | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse} | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Inventory | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Receivables | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Payroll | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | |
| Tapioca Express | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | On-The-Job Training: 160 hours Classroom Training: 46 hours Additional Training: At existing coffeehouse |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Support | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Tapioca Express | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Tapioca Express | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 3 - 12 |
| Tapioca Express | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | 0 |
| Tapioca Express | |
| International Expansion | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | |
| Tapioca Express | |