Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Investment | 64600 - 311750 | 75250 - 286900 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1989 | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| 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 | * Use of the Emerald City Smoothie brand and all existing and new marketing materials * Assistance with real estate brokers, site selection, lease negotiation and construction based on best practices learned from over 30 store openings * A turn-key system that includes all architectural design, equipment, shelving, graphics, and signage at a reasonable cost * Extensive ECS Experience training for you and one staff member on drink making, developing a customer community, business management and marketing * Grand opening planning and support * "It's my store" customer involvement program * Peer-to-peer problem and solution sharing with other franchise owners * New drink introductions based on successful pilot programs at other franchises * Web presence for easy store location and product and service pre-selection * Periodic, high-return marketing strategies for pilot testing and implementation * Greater buying power for smoothie and health products as a member of our buying cooperative * Periodic visits to assist with general operations, employee training and to help you fine-tune the ECS experience * Analysis of store sales and performance versus system- wide benchmarks |
| 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 | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 6% |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1% |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1989 |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1995 |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 10 years |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 75% of then-current fee |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Industry experience General business experience |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Surf City Squeeze | No |
| Emerald City Smoothie | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Equipment | |
| Surf City Squeeze} | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Inventory | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Receivables | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Payroll | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
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. |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Support | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Emerald City Smoothie | * Use of the Emerald City Smoothie brand and all existing and new marketing materials * Assistance with real estate brokers, site selection, lease negotiation and construction based on best practices learned from over 30 store openings * A turn-key system that includes all architectural design, equipment, shelving, graphics, and signage at a reasonable cost * Extensive ECS Experience training for you and one staff member on drink making, developing a customer community, business management and marketing * Grand opening planning and support * "It's my store" customer involvement program * Peer-to-peer problem and solution sharing with other franchise owners * New drink introductions based on successful pilot programs at other franchises * Web presence for easy store location and product and service pre-selection * Periodic, high-return marketing strategies for pilot testing and implementation * Greater buying power for smoothie and health products as a member of our buying cooperative * Periodic visits to assist with general operations, employee training and to help you fine-tune the ECS experience * Analysis of store sales and performance versus system- wide benchmarks |
| Marketing | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| 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) |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 0 |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |