Kitchen Tune-Up

Founded: 1986 Franchising since: 1988
Dave Haglund began a cabinet distributorship in 1975 and found his market niche while visiting a customer's home in 1986. Noticing that the 6-year-old kitchen was starting to look a little run-down, but wasn't ready to be remodeled, he offered to touch up some of the worn areas. When the customer was thrilled with the results, Haglund realized the market potential of this concept.

After years of testing and perfecting his process of restoring interior wood surfaces, Haglund began franchising in 1989. There are now Kitchen Tune-Up franchises throughout North America. Both retail and homebased franchises are available.

Franchisees offer wood restoration and repair for both residential and commercial customers, as well as finish recoating, door replacement and a branded line of custom cabinets. In addition, franchisees may offer shelf lining, replacement hardware, cabinet organizing accessories, and wood care and maintenance.

Address: 813 Circle Dr. Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401

Phone: (800)333-6385/ (605)225-4049 Franchisee Association K.T.U. Advisory Council

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 14 employee(s); 12 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Units

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	173	8	0	0
2008	290	8	0	0
2007	290	3	0	0
2006	292	3	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
Nationwide
Outside the U.S.: Canada

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 40,000 owner occupied housing units

Total investment: $83,050 - $91,100
Franchise fee: $25,000
Ongoing royalty fee: $1K-1.5K/mo.
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable


Express/kiosk option available

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150,000
Cash liquidity requirement: $45,000 - $50,000
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 10 days
• At franchisee's location: Varies
• In-field training

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Internet advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#151 (2010); #180 (2009); #304 (2008); #302 (2007); #186 (2006);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#46 (2006);

Top Homebased Franchises:
#43 (2010); #42 (2009); #83 (2008); #85 (2007); #49 (2006);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#119 (2010); #141 (2009); #148 (2006);