Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Steam Brothers | Kitchen Wise | |
| Investment | 22000 - 53500 | 76850 - 104900 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5-6.5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1977 | 2016 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2016 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Steam Brothers | Kitchen Wise | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Steam Brothers | Kitchen Wise | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Steam Brothers | Kitchen Wise | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Steam Brothers | Kitchen Wise | |
| US Expansion | Mid West, | 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 |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Kitchen Wise | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Kitchen Wise | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | 5-6.5% |
| Kitchen Wise | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Kitchen Wise | |
| Year Founded | |
| Steam Brothers | 1977 |
| Kitchen Wise | 2016 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Steam Brothers | 1984 |
| Kitchen Wise | 2016 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Steam Brothers | 10 years |
| Kitchen Wise | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | $1K |
| Kitchen Wise | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Kitchen Wise | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Steam Brothers | No |
| Kitchen Wise | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Kitchen Wise | |
| Equipment | |
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| Kitchen Wise | |
| Inventory | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Kitchen Wise | |
| Receivables | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Kitchen Wise | |
| Payroll | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Kitchen Wise | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Kitchen Wise | |
| Support | |
| Steam Brothers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Kitchen Wise | |
| Marketing | |
| Steam Brothers | Ad slicks |
| Kitchen Wise | |
| Operations | |
| Steam Brothers | Franchise can be run from home. 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Kitchen Wise | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Steam Brothers | Mid West, |
| Kitchen Wise | 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 | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Kitchen Wise | |
| International Expansion | |
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| Kitchen Wise | |