Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |
| Investment | 64600 - 311750 | 89000 - 270000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1989 | 2000 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |
| 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 | Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 6% |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1% |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |
| Year Founded | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1989 |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | 2000 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1995 |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 10 years |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 75% of then-current fee |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Industry experience General business experience |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Surf City Squeeze | No |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |
| Equipment | |
| Surf City Squeeze} | |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |
| Inventory | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |
| Receivables | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |
| Payroll | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |
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. |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |
| Support | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |
| Marketing | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |
| 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) |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 0 |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | |