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At a Glance
Products & Services: Residential & commercial kitchen & bath remodeling
Number of Locations: 146
Total Investment: $48.45K - 62.95K
Founded: 1986
Began Franchising: 1988
Private Owned
About Kitchen Tune-Up
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.
Franchise Units
| Year | U.S. | Canadian | International | Company Owned |
| 2011 | 140 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 163 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 173 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 290 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Where Seeking Franchisees: Franchisor is seeking new franchise units throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Startup Costs, Ongoing Fees and Financing
Total Investment: $48,445 - $62,949
Franchise Fee: $25,000
Ongoing Royalty Fee: 5-3%
Term of Franchise Agreement: 10 years, renewable
Franchise Fee: $25,000
Ongoing Royalty Fee: 5-3%
Term of Franchise Agreement: 10 years, renewable
Financial Requirements
Net Worth: $150,000
Liquid Cash Available: $40,000
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).| Financing Type | In-House | Third Party |
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How This Franchise Supports Franchisees
Training: Available at headquarters: 9 days. At franchisee's location: Varies. Optional 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 Ranking History
Low-Cost: #96 (2012),
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