Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| sweetFrog | Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Investment | 95600 - 477500 | 240000 - 265000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1.50% | |
| Year Founded | 2009 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2012 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| sweetFrog | Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Experience | The most important qualification is the willingness to sacrifice the time necessary to establish a successful operation. Financial strength and management ability or experiences are also key ingredients. | |
Financing Options |
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| sweetFrog | Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Franchise Fees | ||
| Start-up Costs | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| sweetFrog | Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 24 hours Classroom Training: 24 hours Additional Training: As needed | The initial training program shall be approximately 50 hours over eight days in duration. Franchisee shall complete initial training program at least three weeks before the commencement of operation of the franchised store. |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators). | It is not a requirement to be an owner/operator. However, it is required that the owner participate in the training program and highly encouraged that the owner participate in the operation of the store at a level that control can be maintained. |
Expansion Plans |
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| sweetFrog | Country Style Ice Cream | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, | |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, | |
| International Expansion | Worldwide, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| sweetFrog | |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| sweetFrog | |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| sweetFrog | 5% |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| sweetFrog | 1.50% |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Year Founded | |
| sweetFrog | 2009 |
| Country Style Ice Cream | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| sweetFrog | 2012 |
| Country Style Ice Cream | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| sweetFrog | 10 years |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| sweetFrog | |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| sweetFrog | |
| Country Style Ice Cream | The most important qualification is the willingness to sacrifice the time necessary to establish a successful operation. Financial strength and management ability or experiences are also key ingredients. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
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| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Start-up Costs | |
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| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Equipment | |
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| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Inventory | |
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| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Receivables | |
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| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Payroll | |
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| Country Style Ice Cream | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| sweetFrog | On-The-Job Training: 24 hours Classroom Training: 24 hours Additional Training: As needed |
| Country Style Ice Cream | The initial training program shall be approximately 50 hours over eight days in duration. Franchisee shall complete initial training program at least three weeks before the commencement of operation of the franchised store. |
| Support | |
| sweetFrog | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Marketing | |
| sweetFrog | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Operations | |
| sweetFrog | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators). |
| Country Style Ice Cream | It is not a requirement to be an owner/operator. However, it is required that the owner participate in the training program and highly encouraged that the owner participate in the operation of the store at a level that control can be maintained. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| sweetFrog | Nationwide, |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| sweetFrog | Nationwide, |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| International Expansion | |
| sweetFrog | Worldwide, |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |