Candy Bouquet

Founded: 1989 Franchising since: 1993
Flowers and candy have always gone together, but for Margaret McEntire, that combination created a business that now boasts storefront and homebased franchises in 49 states and 44 countries.

Candy Bouquet was born in a Little Rock, Arkansas, garage, where McEntire created arrangements using candies and chocolates in place of flowers. Now franchisees worldwide sell, ship and deliver the bouquets, which can also include cookies, balloons and stuffed animals.

423 E. Third St. Little Rock, AR 72201

Phone: (877)226-3901

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 30 employee(s); 30 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2008	485	43	62	0
2007	902	53	67	0
2006	731	47	50	0
2005	716	44	49	1

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, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: By ZIP code

Special Programs
Candy Bouquet stores sell pots made by Brazilian Indians. Proceeds are used to purchase land in Brazilian rainforests.

Total investment: $9.9K-52.4K Franchise fee: $3.9K-31K

Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable

Express/kiosk option available

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience
• Marketing skills
• (All qualifications recommended but not required.)

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 1% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (97% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 5 days

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks

Franchise 500® rank:
#67 (2008); #71 (2007); #94 (2006); #111 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2006; 2005;

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#21 (2008); #36 (2007); #71 (2006); #87 (2005);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#16 (2008); #22 (2007); #22 (2006); #27 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#14 (2008); #18 (2007); #19 (2006); #23 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#67 (2008); #65 (2007); #73 (2006); #83 (2005);