Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tapioca Express | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Investment | 200000 - 420000 | 56200 - 123300 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | $0.055/cup | 8-5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1999 | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tapioca Express | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Tapioca Express | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| 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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| Tapioca Express | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Ad slicks |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Tapioca Express | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | $0.055/cup |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 8-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Year Founded | |
| Tapioca Express | 1999 |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tapioca Express | 2000 |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | $3K for 2 years |
| Cafe Ala Carte | The then-current franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tapioca Express | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Tapioca Express | No |
| Cafe Ala Carte | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Equipment | |
| Tapioca Express} | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Inventory | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Receivables | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Payroll | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Support | |
| Tapioca Express | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet |
| Marketing | |
| Tapioca Express | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Tapioca Express | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| International Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |