Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| Investment | 198500 - 543500 | 138950 - 386800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1997 | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | 1998 | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| 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!!! | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| 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 | Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| 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. | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| 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, Regional advertising |
| 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 | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (77% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| 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 | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 6% |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 3% |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| Year Founded | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 1997 |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 1998 |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 15 years |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | 20% of franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| 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!!! |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | No |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| Equipment | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe} | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| Inventory | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| Receivables | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| Payroll | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
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. |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| Support | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| 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 |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (77% 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 |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 0 |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| International Expansion | |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |