Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Investment | 198500 - 543500 | 63400 - 341050 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | >6% or $250 weekly |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | 0.50% |
| Year Founded | 1997 | 2006 |
| Year Franchised | 1998 | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| 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 | NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| 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. | The extensive NRgize training course includes 5 days of classroom training at KTEC, Kahala Training and Education Center, which is held at Kahala Corp s Scottsdale offices. When your new NRgize location is ready to open, we will provide another 5 full days of in-store training with an NRgize Store Opening Trainer. |
| 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 | NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| 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 | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 6% |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | >6% or $250 weekly |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 3% |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | 0.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 1997 |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | 2006 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 1998 |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 15 years |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
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!!! |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | No |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe} | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
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. |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | The extensive NRgize training course includes 5 days of classroom training at KTEC, Kahala Training and Education Center, which is held at Kahala Corp s Scottsdale offices. When your new NRgize location is ready to open, we will provide another 5 full days of in-store training with an NRgize Store Opening Trainer. |
| Support | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Marketing | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| 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 |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
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 |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 0 |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |
| International Expansion | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | |