Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company
Chocolates & candiesBackground
Founded: 1981 Franchising since: 2002
Franchisor is a privately-held company with 13 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West virginia, Wyoming
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 3 miles
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112 N. Kirkwood Rd. St. Louis, Missouri 63122 |
Phone: (314)832-2639 |
Franchisor is a privately-held company with 13 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
| Year | U.S. Franchises | Canadian Franchises | Foreign Franchises | Company Owned |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2007 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West virginia, Wyoming
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 3 miles
Costs and Fees
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Total investment: $185K Franchise fee: $20K |
Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 5 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
Net worth requirement: $300K
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K
Business Experience:
- General business experience
Operations
- 50% 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 and Support
Training
Ongoing Support
Marketing Support
- Available at headquarters: 3 weeks & as needed
- At franchisee's location: 1 week & as needed
- As needed
Ongoing Support
- Newsletter
- Meetings
- Grand opening
- Internet
- Security/safety procedures
- Field operations/evaluations
- Purchasing cooperatives
Marketing Support
- Ad slicks
- Regional advertising