Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Amazon Cafe | |
| Investment | 64600 - 311750 | 127500 - 218500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1989 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Amazon Cafe | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Amazon Cafe | |
| 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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| Surf City Squeeze | Amazon Cafe | |
| Training | K-Tec is a 5-day training all Kahala franchisees receive and is the companion to brand specific in-store training. It introduces participants to the Kahala culture, level of support provided, and the roles and responsibilities for supporting franchisee and franchisor success. It provides exposure to basic business concepts such as customer service, profitability, quality assurance, inventory, purchasing and distribution, and more. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Amazon Cafe | |
| US Expansion | North East, South East, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 6% |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1% |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Year Founded | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1989 |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1995 |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 10 years |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 75% of then-current fee |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Industry experience General business experience |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Surf City Squeeze | No |
| Amazon Cafe | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| Surf City Squeeze} | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Surf City Squeeze | K-Tec is a 5-day training all Kahala franchisees receive and is the companion to brand specific in-store training. It introduces participants to the Kahala culture, level of support provided, and the roles and responsibilities for supporting franchisee and franchisor success. It provides exposure to basic business concepts such as customer service, profitability, quality assurance, inventory, purchasing and distribution, and more. |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Support | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Amazon Cafe | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 0 |
| Amazon Cafe | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Amazon Cafe | |