Kitchen Tune-Up

Kitchen remodeling business specializing in cabinet reconditioning and refacing
Year began: 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.

813 Circle Dr.
Aberdeen, SD 57401

Phone: (800)333-6385/(605)225-4049
Fax: (605)225-1371

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

Franchisee Association
K.T.U. Advisory Council

Franchise Growth
Year

2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
U.S. Franchises
290
290
292
315
311
Canadian Franchises
4
3
3
3
3

Foreign Franchises
0
0
0
0
0
Company
Owned
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Where Seeking Franchisees
Nationwide

Outside the U.S.:

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

Costs & Fees
Total investment: $83K-90K
Express/kiosk option available
Franchise fee: $25K
Ongoing royalty fee: 4.5-7%
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable
Type of Financing Available
In-HouseThird Party
Franchise FeeNoYes
Startup CostsNoYes
EquipmentYesNo
InventoryYesNo
Accounts ReceivableNoNo
PayrollNoNo
Third-party financing source(s): the SBA
Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $45K-50K
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 & Support
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

Rankings in Entrepreneur magazine 2004-2008
Franchise 500® rank:
#304 (2008); #302 (2007); #186 (2006); #169 (2005); #106 (2004);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2008; 2007; 2006; 2005; 2004;

Top home based franchises:
#83 (2008); #85 (2007); #49 (2006); #41 (2005); #24 (2004);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#46 (2006); #39 (2005); #27 (2004);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#148 (2006); #132 (2005); #89 (2004);

Last Updated: 2/4/2008 12:00:00 AM



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