Shefield & Sons

Founded: 1976 Franchising since: 1976
In 1976, brothers Dieter and Wolfgang opened the first Shefield & Sons, a specialty tobacco shop in Prince George, British Columbia. The company began franchising soon after its founding and quickly spread throughout western Canada. Shefiled & Sons locations sell cigars, cigarettes and other tobacco products. Each also carries magazines, newspapers and gifts.

Shefield & Sons is part of the Shefield Gourmet Group, which also includes The Gourmet Cup and Shefield Gourmet.

2265 W. Railway St., P.O. Box 490 Abbotsford, British columbia V2T 6Z7

Phone: (604)859-1014

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 19 employee(s); 1 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2006	0	53	0	3
2005	0	61	0	3

Total investment: $110K-200K Franchise fee: $10K

Ongoing royalty fee: 2%/8% Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable

Express/kiosk option available

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:

• General business experience

Operations

• 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• At franchisee's location: 2 weeks

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media