Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Spoon Me | |
| Investment | 64600 - 311750 | 240000 - 533000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1989 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Spoon Me | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Spoon Me | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Spoon Me | |
| 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 | Spoon Me | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Spoon Me | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Spoon Me | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 6% |
| Spoon Me | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1% |
| Spoon Me | |
| Year Founded | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1989 |
| Spoon Me | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1995 |
| Spoon Me | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 10 years |
| Spoon Me | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 75% of then-current fee |
| Spoon Me | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Industry experience General business experience |
| Spoon Me | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Surf City Squeeze | No |
| Spoon Me | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Spoon Me | |
| Equipment | |
| Surf City Squeeze} | |
| Spoon Me | |
| Inventory | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Spoon Me | |
| Receivables | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Spoon Me | |
| Payroll | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Spoon Me | |
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. |
| Spoon Me | |
| Support | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Spoon Me | |
| Marketing | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Spoon Me | |
| 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) |
| Spoon Me | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Spoon Me | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 0 |
| Spoon Me | |
| International Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Spoon Me | |