Big Apple Bagels

Founded: 1993 Franchising since: 1993

500 Lake Cook Rd., #475 Deerfield, Illinois 60015

Phone: (800)251-6101/ (847)948-7520

Franchisor has 20 employee(s); 7 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	104	0	2	1
2008	115	0	3	1
2007	126	0	2	1
2006	142	0	1	1
2005	149	0	1	3

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $254.3K-379.6K Franchise fee: $25K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Express/kiosk option available

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $300K+
Cash liquidity requirement: $75K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 11 days
• At franchisee's location: 5 days
• Additional training as needed

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• In-store POP materials

Franchise 500® rank:
#369 (2009); #458 (2008); #424 (2007); #447 (2006); #376 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2005;