Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tapioca Express | Spot Coffee | |
| Investment | 200000 - 420000 | 250000 - 500000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $0.055/cup | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1999 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tapioca Express | Spot Coffee | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Tapioca Express | Spot Coffee | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Tapioca Express | Spot Coffee | |
| 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 | Spot Coffee | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | $0.055/cup |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Year Founded | |
| Tapioca Express | 1999 |
| Spot Coffee | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tapioca Express | 2000 |
| Spot Coffee | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | $3K for 2 years |
| Spot Coffee | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tapioca Express | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Spot Coffee | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Tapioca Express | No |
| Spot Coffee | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Equipment | |
| Tapioca Express} | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Inventory | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Receivables | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Payroll | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Spot Coffee | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Support | |
| Tapioca Express | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Marketing | |
| Tapioca Express | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Spot Coffee | |
| Operations | |
| Tapioca Express | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
| Spot Coffee | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Spot Coffee | 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 | |
| Spot Coffee | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Spot Coffee | |