Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | Little Scoops | |
| Investment | 175000 - 225000 | 87000 - 152000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | $350/wk |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1949 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | Little Scoops | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | Little Scoops | |
| 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! | Little Scoops | |
| Training | Ongoing support as needed | |
| Support | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Average Number of Employees: 3-4 Full-time, 2-4 Part-time Passive Ownership: Not Allowed | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | Little Scoops | |
| 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, |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | 6% |
| Little Scoops | $350/wk |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | 1% |
| Little Scoops | |
| Year Founded | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | 1949 |
| Little Scoops | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | 2004 |
| Little Scoops | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | 10 yeaqrs +10 |
| Little Scoops | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Little Scoops | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Little Scoops | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Equipment | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More!} | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Inventory | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Receivables | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Payroll | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Little Scoops | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Little Scoops | Ongoing support as needed |
| Support | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Little Scoops | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Little Scoops | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | Average Number of Employees: 3-4 Full-time, 2-4 Part-time Passive Ownership: Not Allowed |
| Little Scoops | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% 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 |
| Little Scoops | North 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 |
| Little Scoops | |
| International Expansion | |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | |
| Little Scoops | |