Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Mad Science Group | Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Investment | 74050 - 110459 | 302195 - 375225 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8% | 9% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1985 | 2013 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Mad Science Group | Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| The Mad Science Group | Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| The Mad Science Group | Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| The Mad Science Group | Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| 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 | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Mad Science Group | 8% |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | 9% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| The Mad Science Group | 1985 |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | 2013 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Mad Science Group | 1995 |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Mad Science Group | 25 years |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Mad Science Group | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Mad Science Group | No |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Equipment | |
| The Mad Science Group} | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Inventory | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Receivables | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Payroll | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Support | |
| The Mad Science Group | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Marketing | |
| The Mad Science Group | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Operations | |
| The Mad Science Group | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | 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 | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| International Expansion | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |