Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| White Hen Pantry | Symposium Cafe | |
| Investment | 52400 - 225200 | 625000 - 675000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | Varies | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1965 | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| White Hen Pantry | Symposium Cafe | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| White Hen Pantry | Symposium Cafe | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| White Hen Pantry | Symposium Cafe | |
| Training | 3 full months of training for up to three individuals at an existing Symposium Cafe location. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | A transition tutor is assigned to directly assist you on a regular basis in your restaurant franchise for a period of 10 weeks. This tutor works closely with you through the opening stages of your cafe, the day-to-day operating systems and procedures to ensure a successful start-up of your restaurant. This program is designed to strengthen and build the Franchise operators commitment to our proven systems. Our unique 10 weeks in-store program is crucial to building your team, establishing a strong customer base, growing restaurant sales and operating a successful Symposium Cafe franchise. The field consulting team provides ongoing support and training through restaurant visits and coaching. They ensure all Symposium Cafe systems, specifications and standards are in place to drive consistent operations and profitable sales. Professional operations staff makes ongoing visits to your restaurant to hear any concerns you may have. They'll also conduct restaurant audits, which expose areas of concern within your operation. Our regional managers work with our Franchisees to develop action plans to correct and eliminate any problems uncovered. |
| Marketing | ||
| 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. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| White Hen Pantry | Symposium Cafe | |
| US Expansion | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, | |
| Canada Expansion | Ontario | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | Varies |
| Symposium Cafe | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Symposium Cafe | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Symposium Cafe | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | |
| White Hen Pantry | 1965 |
| Symposium Cafe | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| White Hen Pantry | 10 years |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| White Hen Pantry | Industry experience General business experience |
| Symposium Cafe | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| White Hen Pantry | Yes |
| Symposium Cafe | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| White Hen Pantry} | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Symposium Cafe | 3 full months of training for up to three individuals at an existing Symposium Cafe location. |
| Support | |
| White Hen Pantry | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Symposium Cafe | A transition tutor is assigned to directly assist you on a regular basis in your restaurant franchise for a period of 10 weeks. This tutor works closely with you through the opening stages of your cafe, the day-to-day operating systems and procedures to ensure a successful start-up of your restaurant. This program is designed to strengthen and build the Franchise operators commitment to our proven systems. Our unique 10 weeks in-store program is crucial to building your team, establishing a strong customer base, growing restaurant sales and operating a successful Symposium Cafe franchise. The field consulting team provides ongoing support and training through restaurant visits and coaching. They ensure all Symposium Cafe systems, specifications and standards are in place to drive consistent operations and profitable sales. Professional operations staff makes ongoing visits to your restaurant to hear any concerns you may have. They'll also conduct restaurant audits, which expose areas of concern within your operation. Our regional managers work with our Franchisees to develop action plans to correct and eliminate any problems uncovered. |
| Marketing | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| 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. |
| Symposium Cafe | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| White Hen Pantry | Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, |
| Symposium Cafe | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Symposium Cafe | Ontario |
| International Expansion | |
| White Hen Pantry | |
| Symposium Cafe | |