Mustard Cafe

Founded: 2002 Franchising since: 2004

2 Venture Plaza, #460 Irvine, California 92618

Phone: (949)753-0753

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 6 employee(s); 6 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2008	5	0	0	1
2007	4	0	0	0
2006	3	0	0	0
2005	1	0	0	1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. California, United states

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: TBD

Total investment: $338K-536.5K Franchise fee: $25K

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

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: $350K
Cash liquidity requirement: $70K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience
• Management experience

Operations

• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 14 - 14
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 4 weeks

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising

Other marketing support

• Catering support & order-taking center