Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Spot Coffee | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Investment | 250000 - 500000 | 56200 - 123300 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8-5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2007 | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | 2012 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Spot Coffee | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Spot Coffee | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Spot Coffee | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Spot Coffee | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| US Expansion | 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 | 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 | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 8-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Year Founded | |
| Spot Coffee | 2007 |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Spot Coffee | 2012 |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | The then-current franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Equipment | |
| Spot Coffee} | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Inventory | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Receivables | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Payroll | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Support | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet |
| Marketing | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Spot Coffee | 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 |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Spot Coffee | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| International Expansion | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |