Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Showcolate Fondue Express | Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| Investment | 99500 - 155000 | 121500 - 153500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | $600-$1K/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | $100/mo | |
| Year Founded | 2003 | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Showcolate Fondue Express | Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Showcolate Fondue Express | Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| 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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| Showcolate Fondue Express | Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Showcolate Fondue Express | Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | 6% |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | $600-$1K/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | $100/mo |
| Year Founded | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | 2003 |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | 2003 |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | 10 years |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | 20% of current franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | No |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| Equipment | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express} | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| Inventory | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| Receivables | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| Payroll | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| Support | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | Newsletter, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | 0 |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |
| International Expansion | |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | |