Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Spot Coffee | Tapioca Express | |
| Investment | 250000 - 500000 | 200000 - 420000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $0.055/cup | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2007 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 2012 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Spot Coffee | Tapioca Express | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Spot Coffee | Tapioca Express | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Spot Coffee | Tapioca Express | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Spot Coffee | Tapioca Express | |
| 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 | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | $0.055/cup |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Year Founded | |
| Spot Coffee | 2007 |
| Tapioca Express | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Spot Coffee | 2012 |
| Tapioca Express | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | $3K for 2 years |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Equipment | |
| Spot Coffee} | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Inventory | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Receivables | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Payroll | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Support | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Tapioca Express | |
| 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 |
| Tapioca Express | |
| International Expansion | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Tapioca Express | |