Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Cheesecake Shop | Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Investment | 150000 - 700000 | 145900 - 446000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 9% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1992 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 1993 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Cheesecake Shop | Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| The Cheesecake Shop | Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| The Cheesecake Shop | Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Training | Our initial training involves an intensive four week course and includes both theoretical and practical components. Once you complete your training course you can also call on the assistance of our skilled franchise business coaches and quality assurance team. These teams visit on a regular basis to provide guidance on how to improve the operation of your store. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Building sales takes effort on many different levels - from running your business with monitored food costs, to strong operations, to local store marketing, to most importantly ensuring that you give every customer a reason to return. The Frullati Cafe Marketing Team will assist you by creating national marketing initiatives and advertising that are key to building sales. Increasing sales takes diligent effort in all areas of your business. Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 35% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| The Cheesecake Shop | Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | 9% |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | 2% |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Year Founded | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | 1992 |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | 1993 |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | 5 years |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | 75% of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Equipment | |
| The Cheesecake Shop} | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Inventory | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Receivables | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Payroll | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | Our initial training involves an intensive four week course and includes both theoretical and practical components. Once you complete your training course you can also call on the assistance of our skilled franchise business coaches and quality assurance team. These teams visit on a regular basis to provide guidance on how to improve the operation of your store. |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Support | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Building sales takes effort on many different levels - from running your business with monitored food costs, to strong operations, to local store marketing, to most importantly ensuring that you give every customer a reason to return. The Frullati Cafe Marketing Team will assist you by creating national marketing initiatives and advertising that are key to building sales. Increasing sales takes diligent effort in all areas of your business. Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 35% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | 0 |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |
| International Expansion | |
| The Cheesecake Shop | |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | |