Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tapioca Express | Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Investment | 200000 - 420000 | 267200 - 444000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $0.055/cup | 5%-7% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1999 | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tapioca Express | Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Tapioca Express | Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Tapioca Express | Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Training | Initial training is included with your start-up fees. With expert training, your team will confidently deliver the successful Seattle's Best Coffee experience every time. You will have the opportunity to train in our corporate cafes and we come to your soon-to-open cafe to initiate a three week training course prior to opening. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | The Seattle's Best Coffee comprehensive franchise program provides its franchisees with support from site selection approvals to store opening assistance, initial cafe training, ongoing consultation, employee training programs, marketing programs and materials, new products and more. |
| 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 | Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | $0.055/cup |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | 5%-7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Tapioca Express | 1999 |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tapioca Express | 2000 |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | $3K for 2 years |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tapioca Express | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Tapioca Express | No |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Equipment | |
| Tapioca Express} | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Inventory | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Receivables | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Payroll | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | Initial training is included with your start-up fees. With expert training, your team will confidently deliver the successful Seattle's Best Coffee experience every time. You will have the opportunity to train in our corporate cafes and we come to your soon-to-open cafe to initiate a three week training course prior to opening. |
| Support | |
| Tapioca Express | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | The Seattle's Best Coffee comprehensive franchise program provides its franchisees with support from site selection approvals to store opening assistance, initial cafe training, ongoing consultation, employee training programs, marketing programs and materials, new products and more. |
| Marketing | |
| Tapioca Express | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Operations | |
| Tapioca Express | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |
| International Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee | |