Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Vitality Juice | |
| Investment | 64600 - 311750 | 128000 - 393500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1989 | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Vitality Juice | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Vitality Juice | |
| 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 | Vitality Juice | |
| 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. | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week * Ongoing as needed, at any location |
| 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) | * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 12 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Vitality Juice | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Vitality Juice | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Vitality Juice | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 6% |
| Vitality Juice | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1% |
| Vitality Juice | |
| Year Founded | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1989 |
| Vitality Juice | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1995 |
| Vitality Juice | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 10 years |
| Vitality Juice | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 75% of then-current fee |
| Vitality Juice | $10,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Industry experience General business experience |
| Vitality Juice | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Surf City Squeeze | No |
| Vitality Juice | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Vitality Juice | |
| Equipment | |
| Surf City Squeeze} | |
| Vitality Juice | |
| Inventory | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Vitality Juice | |
| Receivables | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Vitality Juice | |
| Payroll | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Vitality Juice | |
Training & Support |
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| 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. |
| Vitality Juice | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week * Ongoing as needed, at any location |
| Support | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Vitality Juice | |
| Marketing | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Vitality Juice | |
| 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) |
| Vitality Juice | * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 12 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Vitality Juice | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 0 |
| Vitality Juice | |
| International Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Vitality Juice | |