Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| White Hen Pantry | Express Mart | |
| Investment | 52400 - 225200 | 86200 - 361000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | Varies | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1965 | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| White Hen Pantry | Express Mart | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| White Hen Pantry | Express Mart | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | Yes | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| White Hen Pantry | Express Mart | |
| Training | Available at headquarters | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (33% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| White Hen Pantry | Express Mart | |
| US Expansion | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Express Mart | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Express Mart | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | Varies |
| Express Mart | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Express Mart | |
| Year Founded | |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Express Mart | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Express Mart | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| White Hen Pantry | 10 years |
| Express Mart | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Express Mart | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| White Hen Pantry | Industry experience General business experience |
| Express Mart | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| White Hen Pantry | Yes |
| Express Mart | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Express Mart | |
| Equipment | |
| White Hen Pantry} | |
| Express Mart | |
| Inventory | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Express Mart | |
| Receivables | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Express Mart | |
| Payroll | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Express Mart | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Express Mart | Available at headquarters |
| Support | |
| White Hen Pantry | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Express Mart | Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Express Mart | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| White Hen Pantry | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| Express Mart | Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (33% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| White Hen Pantry | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, |
| Express Mart | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Express Mart | |
| International Expansion | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Express Mart | |