Cafe Ala Carte
Cappuccino catering serviceBackground
Founded: 1996 Franchising since: 2000
When Bonnie and Dominick Fimiano introduced an espresso cart to their catering business, demand for the service quickly grew. They decided to establish the concept as a separate business in 1996, creating Café Ala Carte. The company started franchising in 1999.
Franchisor has 11 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
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
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 250,000 population
When Bonnie and Dominick Fimiano introduced an espresso cart to their catering business, demand for the service quickly grew. They decided to establish the concept as a separate business in 1996, creating Café Ala Carte. The company started franchising in 1999.
Franchisees own and operate mobile espresso carts and cater corporate events, weddings, holiday parties, conventions and other occassions.
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19512 S. Coquina Way Weston, Florida 33332 |
Phone: (954)349-1030 |
Franchisor has 11 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
| Year | U.S. Franchises | Canadian Franchises | Foreign Franchises | Company Owned |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2005 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 250,000 population
Costs and Fees
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Total investment: $56.2K-80.8K Franchise fee: $25K |
Ongoing royalty fee: 8-5% Term of agreement: 10 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
Business Experience:
- Industry experience
- General business experience
- Marketing skills
Operations
- Franchise can be run from home
- 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit
- Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2
- Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Training and Support
Training
Ongoing Support
Marketing Support
Other marketing support
- Available at headquarters: 1 week
- In Fort Lauderdale, FL : 1 week
Ongoing Support
- Toll-free phone line
- Grand opening
- Internet
Marketing Support
- Ad slicks
Other marketing support
- Internet