Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Investment | 160500 - 442500 | 40350 - 162850 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | $3,600 per year |
| Advertising Fee | 1-2% | |
| Year Founded | 2009 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 2013 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Training | o Two Full Weeks of pre-opening training at our corporate support center o One Full Week of training at your location. o Training on our proprietary recipes, production methods, and packaging. o A detailed operations manual to help guide your day-to-day operations. | * Available at headquarters: 3 days * At franchisee's location: 2 days |
| Support | o Help in locating and setting up your popcorn shop franchise location, whether a kiosk or small storefront. o Local advertising and marketing assistance, including print and online materials, gift cards and customer-loyalty programs, plus social media, email promotions, community networking guidance and more. o Established supplier relationships with approved vendors. o A customized point-of-sale computer system, to guide efficient daily operations and reporting functions. o Ongoing support including remote support, refresher training, and periodic field visits from the corporate team. | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | o Stand-alone stores o In-line stores o Kiosks o Multiple revenue streams: retail, fundraisers, corporate gifting, weddings, web o Owner operators preferred o 1 2 employees | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| US Expansion | Indiana, Michigan, Ohio | 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 | Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | 6% |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | $3,600 per year |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | 1-2% |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Year Founded | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | 2009 |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | 2013 |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | $2,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Equipment | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn} | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Inventory | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Receivables | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Payroll | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | o Two Full Weeks of pre-opening training at our corporate support center o One Full Week of training at your location. o Training on our proprietary recipes, production methods, and packaging. o A detailed operations manual to help guide your day-to-day operations. |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | * Available at headquarters: 3 days * At franchisee's location: 2 days |
| Support | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | o Help in locating and setting up your popcorn shop franchise location, whether a kiosk or small storefront. o Local advertising and marketing assistance, including print and online materials, gift cards and customer-loyalty programs, plus social media, email promotions, community networking guidance and more. o Established supplier relationships with approved vendors. o A customized point-of-sale computer system, to guide efficient daily operations and reporting functions. o Ongoing support including remote support, refresher training, and periodic field visits from the corporate team. |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Marketing | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| Operations | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | o Stand-alone stores o In-line stores o Kiosks o Multiple revenue streams: retail, fundraisers, corporate gifting, weddings, web o Owner operators preferred o 1 2 employees |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | Indiana, Michigan, Ohio |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | 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 | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | |
| International Expansion | |
| Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn | |
| Repicci's Italian Ice | Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela |