Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Comfy Cow | Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Investment | 259499 - 422260 | 177534 - 937415 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 1% |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1947 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Comfy Cow | Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| The Comfy Cow | Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| The Comfy Cow | Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 173 hours Classroom Training: 43 hours Additional Training: Online training; store visits | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing | |
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| The Comfy Cow | Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The Comfy Cow | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Comfy Cow | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Comfy Cow | 5% |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Comfy Cow | 2% |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| The Comfy Cow | 0 |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1947 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Comfy Cow | 0 |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Comfy Cow | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Comfy Cow | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Comfy Cow | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Comfy Cow | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Comfy Cow | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Equipment | |
| The Comfy Cow} | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Inventory | |
| The Comfy Cow | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Receivables | |
| The Comfy Cow | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Payroll | |
| The Comfy Cow | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The Comfy Cow | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | On-The-Job Training: 173 hours Classroom Training: 43 hours Additional Training: Online training; store visits |
| Support | |
| The Comfy Cow | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| The Comfy Cow | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| The Comfy Cow | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Comfy Cow | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The Comfy Cow | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| International Expansion | |
| The Comfy Cow | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |