Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Seattle's Best Coffee | It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| Investment | 267200 - 444000 | 173150 - 473000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5%-7% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1970 | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | 1994 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Seattle's Best Coffee | It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| Experience | General business experience Strong people skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Seattle's Best Coffee | It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Seattle's Best Coffee | It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| Training | Initial training is included with your start-up fees. With expert training, your team will confidently deliver the successful Seattle's Best Coffee experience every time. You will have the opportunity to train in our corporate cafes and we come to your soon-to-open cafe to initiate a three week training course prior to opening. | Additional training as needed |
| Support | The Seattle's Best Coffee comprehensive franchise program provides its franchisees with support from site selection approvals to store opening assistance, initial cafe training, ongoing consultation, employee training programs, marketing programs and materials, new products and more. | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 - 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Seattle's Best Coffee | It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | 5%-7% |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | 1% |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | 1970 |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | 1994 |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | $2.5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | General business experience Strong people skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| Equipment | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee} | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| Inventory | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| Receivables | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| Payroll | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | Initial training is included with your start-up fees. With expert training, your team will confidently deliver the successful Seattle's Best Coffee experience every time. You will have the opportunity to train in our corporate cafes and we come to your soon-to-open cafe to initiate a three week training course prior to opening. |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | Additional training as needed |
| Support | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | The Seattle's Best Coffee comprehensive franchise program provides its franchisees with support from site selection approvals to store opening assistance, initial cafe training, ongoing consultation, employee training programs, marketing programs and materials, new products and more. |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 - 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | |
| International Expansion | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| It's A Grind Coffee House | |