Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Three Dog Bakery | Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Investment | 187000 - 326500 | 150000 - 200000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5.5% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1989 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 2007 | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Three Dog Bakery | Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Three Dog Bakery | Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Three Dog Bakery | Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Training | The franchisee must attend a 6 day training program with Three Dog Bakery. The training program is conducted in various sites in and around Kansas City, Missouri, including the Three Dog Bakery offices, at the central production facility at which Three Dog Bakery produces products for sale in the franchised stores, and at the one "company-owned" Three Dog Bakery store. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | The Three Dog Bakery store must at all times be under the direct, day-to-day, full-time supervision of the franchisee or an operating manager who has been approved by Three Dog and who has satisfactorily completed Three Dog's training program. | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Three Dog Bakery | Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| 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 | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Three Dog Bakery | 5.5% |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Three Dog Bakery | 1989 |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Three Dog Bakery | 2007 |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Three Dog Bakery | 7 years |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Equipment | |
| Three Dog Bakery} | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Inventory | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Receivables | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Payroll | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Three Dog Bakery | The franchisee must attend a 6 day training program with Three Dog Bakery. The training program is conducted in various sites in and around Kansas City, Missouri, including the Three Dog Bakery offices, at the central production facility at which Three Dog Bakery produces products for sale in the franchised stores, and at the one "company-owned" Three Dog Bakery store. |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Support | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Three Dog Bakery | The Three Dog Bakery store must at all times be under the direct, day-to-day, full-time supervision of the franchisee or an operating manager who has been approved by Three Dog and who has satisfactorily completed Three Dog's training program. |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Three Dog Bakery | 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 |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| International Expansion | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |