Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Applegate Farm | |
| Investment | 64600 - 311750 | 137650 - 322000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 2%local+2% Nat'l |
| Year Founded | 1989 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Applegate Farm | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Applegate Farm | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Applegate Farm | |
| 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. | 80 hours over approximately two weeks. Includes both classroom and on-the-job training. |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Applegate Farm | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 6% |
| Applegate Farm | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1% |
| Applegate Farm | 2%local+2% Nat'l |
| Year Founded | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1989 |
| Applegate Farm | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1995 |
| Applegate Farm | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 10 years |
| Applegate Farm | 5 Years +5+5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 75% of then-current fee |
| Applegate Farm | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Industry experience General business experience |
| Applegate Farm | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Surf City Squeeze | No |
| Applegate Farm | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Equipment | |
| Surf City Squeeze} | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Inventory | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Receivables | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Payroll | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Applegate Farm | |
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. |
| Applegate Farm | 80 hours over approximately two weeks. Includes both classroom and on-the-job training. |
| Support | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Marketing | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Applegate Farm | |
| 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) |
| Applegate Farm | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 0 |
| Applegate Farm | |
| International Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Applegate Farm | |