It's A Grind Coffee House
CoffeehouseBackground
Founded: 1995 Franchising since: 2000
Husband-and-wife team Marty Cox and Louise Montgomery opened the first It's A Grind coffee shop in Long Beach, California, in 1995. Locations feature a blues and jazz theme, and wingback chairs that allow customers to relax while enjoying whole bean coffees, espresso drinks, teas, pastries, muffins and bagels.
Franchisor is a privately-held company with 31 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Vermont, West virginia, Wyoming
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Defined by number of units purchased
Special Programs
It's A Grind supports DARE, AIDS Walk of Greater Long Beach, the Long Beach Police Officers Association, Seal Beach Animal Shelter, Parents Against Cancer and other local organizations.
Husband-and-wife team Marty Cox and Louise Montgomery opened the first It's A Grind coffee shop in Long Beach, California, in 1995. Locations feature a blues and jazz theme, and wingback chairs that allow customers to relax while enjoying whole bean coffees, espresso drinks, teas, pastries, muffins and bagels.
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6272 E. Pacific Coast Hwy., #E Long Beach, California 90803 |
Phone: (562)594-5600 |
Franchisor is a privately-held company with 31 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
| Year | U.S. Franchises | Canadian Franchises | Foreign Franchises | Company Owned |
| 2008 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Vermont, West virginia, Wyoming
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Defined by number of units purchased
Special Programs
It's A Grind supports DARE, AIDS Walk of Greater Long Beach, the Long Beach Police Officers Association, Seal Beach Animal Shelter, Parents Against Cancer and other local organizations.
Costs and Fees
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Total investment: $324K-499.5K Franchise fee: $36K |
Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable |
Type of Financing Available
| In-House | Third Party | |
| Franchise Fee | No | Yes |
| Startup Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | Yes |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Accounts Receivable | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Third-party financing source(s): the SBA
Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $450K
Cash liquidity requirement: $125K
Business Experience:
- General business experience
- Strong people skills
Operations
- 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit
- Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 14 - 16
- 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: 2 weeks
- At franchisee's location: 10 days
- Additional training as needed
Ongoing Support
- Newsletter
- Meetings
- Toll-free phone line
- Grand opening
- Internet
- Security/safety procedures
- Field operations/evaluations
- Purchasing cooperatives
Marketing Support
- Co-op advertising
- Ad slicks
- Regional advertising
Other marketing support
- Franchisee Advertising Council