Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tapioca Express | Hurts Donut Company | |
| Investment | 200000 - 420000 | 553000 - 1076000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $0.055/cup | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1999 | 2013 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tapioca Express | Hurts Donut Company | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Tapioca Express | Hurts Donut Company | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Tapioca Express | Hurts Donut Company | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| 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 | Hurts Donut Company | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | $0.055/cup |
| Hurts Donut Company | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Hurts Donut Company | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Tapioca Express | 1999 |
| Hurts Donut Company | 2013 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tapioca Express | 2000 |
| Hurts Donut Company | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | $3K for 2 years |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tapioca Express | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Tapioca Express | No |
| Hurts Donut Company | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Equipment | |
| Tapioca Express} | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Inventory | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Receivables | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Payroll | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Support | |
| Tapioca Express | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Marketing | |
| Tapioca Express | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| Operations | |
| Tapioca Express | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Hurts Donut Company | 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 | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |
| International Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Hurts Donut Company | |