Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | Amazon Cafe | |
| Investment | 175000 - 225000 | 127500 - 218500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1949 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | Amazon Cafe | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | Amazon Cafe | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | Amazon Cafe | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Average Number of Employees: 3-4 Full-time, 2-4 Part-time Passive Ownership: Not Allowed | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | Amazon 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 | North East, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | 6% |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | 1% |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Year Founded | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | 1949 |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | 2004 |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | 10 yeaqrs +10 |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More!} | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Support | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | Average Number of Employees: 3-4 Full-time, 2-4 Part-time Passive Ownership: Not Allowed |
| Amazon Cafe | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | 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 |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Amazon Cafe | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Amazon Cafe | |