Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Applegate Farm | |
| Investment | 198500 - 543500 | 137650 - 322000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | 2%local+2% Nat'l |
| Year Founded | 1997 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1998 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Applegate Farm | |
| 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 | Applegate Farm | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Applegate Farm | |
| 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. | 80 hours over approximately two weeks. Includes both classroom and on-the-job training. |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| 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 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Applegate Farm | |
| 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 | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 6% |
| Applegate Farm | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 3% |
| Applegate Farm | 2%local+2% Nat'l |
| Year Founded | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 1997 |
| Applegate Farm | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 1998 |
| Applegate Farm | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 15 years |
| Applegate Farm | 5 Years +5+5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Applegate Farm | |
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!!! |
| Applegate Farm | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | No |
| Applegate Farm | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Equipment | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe} | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Inventory | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Receivables | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Payroll | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Applegate Farm | |
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. |
| Applegate Farm | 80 hours over approximately two weeks. Includes both classroom and on-the-job training. |
| Support | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Marketing | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Applegate Farm | |
| 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 |
| Applegate Farm | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| 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 |
| Applegate Farm | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 0 |
| Applegate Farm | |
| International Expansion | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Applegate Farm | |