Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tacone | Fruitfull | |
| Investment | 230000 - 459800 | 30362 - 85670 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | 1.5% + 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1996 | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tacone | Fruitfull | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Tacone | Fruitfull | |
| 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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| Tacone | Fruitfull | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Ad slicks, National media |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 7 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Tacone | Fruitfull | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tacone | |
| Fruitfull | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tacone | |
| Fruitfull | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tacone | 6% |
| Fruitfull | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tacone | 1.5% + 1% |
| Fruitfull | |
| Year Founded | |
| Tacone | 1996 |
| Fruitfull | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tacone | 2000 |
| Fruitfull | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tacone | 10 years |
| Fruitfull | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tacone | $2.5K |
| Fruitfull | $500 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tacone | |
| Fruitfull | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Tacone | No |
| Fruitfull | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tacone | |
| Fruitfull | |
| Equipment | |
| Tacone} | |
| Fruitfull | |
| Inventory | |
| Tacone | |
| Fruitfull | |
| Receivables | |
| Tacone | |
| Fruitfull | |
| Payroll | |
| Tacone | |
| Fruitfull | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Tacone | |
| Fruitfull | |
| Support | |
| Tacone | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Fruitfull | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet |
| Marketing | |
| Tacone | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Fruitfull | Ad slicks, National media |
| Operations | |
| Tacone | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 7 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Fruitfull | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Tacone | |
| Fruitfull | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Tacone | |
| Fruitfull | |
| International Expansion | |
| Tacone | |
| Fruitfull | |