San Francisco Bread Co.

Founded: 2001 Franchising since: 2003

2513 McCain Blvd., #146 North Little Rock, Arkansas 72116

Phone: (501)240-8110

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 3 employee(s); 1 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2006	11	0	0	1
2005	5	0	0	1

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, United states, Utah, Vermont, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $370K-450K Franchise fee: $35K

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: $1M
Cash liquidity requirement: $300K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25 - 35
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 months
• At franchisee's location: 1 week

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Regional advertising