Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company

Founded: 1981 Franchising since: 2002

112 N. Kirkwood Rd. St. Louis, Missouri 63122

Phone: (314)832-2639

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 13 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	9	0	0	0
2008	--	--	--	--
2007	12	0	0	0
2006	12	0	0	0
2005	11	0	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 3 miles

Total investment: $185K Franchise fee: $20K

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

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
Net worth requirement: $300K
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 3 weeks & as needed
• At franchisee's location: 1 week & as needed
• As needed

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#413 (2007);

Top New Ranking:
#35 (2007);