Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tapioca Express | Cabin Coffee Company | |
| Investment | 200000 - 420000 | 175000 - 575000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $0.055/cup | 2.50% |
| Advertising Fee | 2.50% | |
| Year Founded | 1999 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tapioca Express | Cabin Coffee Company | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Tapioca Express | Cabin Coffee Company | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Tapioca Express | Cabin Coffee Company | |
| Training | # Training for six weeks in Clear Lake, Iowa store # Training for two weeks at franchisee location | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | * 24-hour POS service * Cabin Coffee club cards * Marketing Strategies * Supply chain discount on all products * Operational support * Utilize the wealth of knowledge and experience |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Tapioca Express | Cabin Coffee Company | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cabin Coffee Company | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cabin Coffee Company | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | $0.055/cup |
| Cabin Coffee Company | 2.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cabin Coffee Company | 2.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| Tapioca Express | 1999 |
| Cabin Coffee Company | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tapioca Express | 2000 |
| Cabin Coffee Company | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cabin Coffee Company | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | $3K for 2 years |
| Cabin Coffee Company | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tapioca Express | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Cabin Coffee Company | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Tapioca Express | No |
| Cabin Coffee Company | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cabin Coffee Company | |
| Equipment | |
| Tapioca Express} | |
| Cabin Coffee Company | |
| Inventory | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cabin Coffee Company | |
| Receivables | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cabin Coffee Company | |
| Payroll | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cabin Coffee Company | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cabin Coffee Company | # Training for six weeks in Clear Lake, Iowa store # Training for two weeks at franchisee location |
| Support | |
| Tapioca Express | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Cabin Coffee Company | * 24-hour POS service * Cabin Coffee club cards * Marketing Strategies * Supply chain discount on all products * Operational support * Utilize the wealth of knowledge and experience |
| Marketing | |
| Tapioca Express | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Cabin Coffee Company | |
| Operations | |
| Tapioca Express | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
| Cabin Coffee Company | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cabin Coffee Company | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cabin Coffee Company | |
| International Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cabin Coffee Company | |