Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Investment | 198500 - 543500 | 332254 - 571634 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5.50% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | 0.19Cents/Gal. |
| Year Founded | 1997 | 1902 |
| Year Franchised | 1998 | 1977 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Experience | Hands on management preferred, restaurant experience preferred (but not required), ability to follow a business system, financial capabilities, general business acumen, ability to work well in a team environment, and passion!!! | |
Financing Options |
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| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Training | We believe in setting up our franchisees for success. We provide the following training: four-week training program, consisting of two weeks in a nearby Cafe, one week in a classroom setting at our Support Center in Atlanta, Georgia and one week onsite for your Grand Opening. | 3 days at Scoop School and 10 days of on-site training at your location, where we teach you everything you need to know to operate and manage an Abbott's Frozen Custard store. |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform | Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | Tropical Smoothie Cafe has a very simple business operation since we do not utilize any fryers, grills, hooding systems or serve alcohol in the cafe. Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 10 - 20 | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 6% |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 5.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 3% |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 0.19Cents/Gal. |
| Year Founded | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 1997 |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 1902 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 1998 |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 1977 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 15 years |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Hands on management preferred, restaurant experience preferred (but not required), ability to follow a business system, financial capabilities, general business acumen, ability to work well in a team environment, and passion!!! |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | No |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Equipment | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe} | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Inventory | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Receivables | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Payroll | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | We believe in setting up our franchisees for success. We provide the following training: four-week training program, consisting of two weeks in a nearby Cafe, one week in a classroom setting at our Support Center in Atlanta, Georgia and one week onsite for your Grand Opening. |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 3 days at Scoop School and 10 days of on-site training at your location, where we teach you everything you need to know to operate and manage an Abbott's Frozen Custard store. |
| Support | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Tropical Smoothie Cafe has a very simple business operation since we do not utilize any fryers, grills, hooding systems or serve alcohol in the cafe. Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 10 - 20 |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 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 |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 0 |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |
| International Expansion | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | |