Repicci's Italian Ice
Italian iceBackground
Founded: 1998 Franchising since: 2005
Franchisor is a privately-held company with 7 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Canada, Eastern europe, Mexico, South america, Western europe
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 1 million population
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P.O. Box 21716 Chattanooga, Tennessee 37424 |
Phone: (888)732-5423/ (423)593-4141 |
Franchisor is a privately-held company with 7 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
| Year | U.S. Franchises | Canadian Franchises | Foreign Franchises | Company Owned |
| 2009 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Canada, Eastern europe, Mexico, South america, Western europe
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 1 million population
Costs and Fees
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Total investment: $20K-100K Franchise fee: $10K-20K |
Term of agreement: 10 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: $50K
Cash liquidity requirement: $20K-30K
Business Experience:
- General business experience
- Marketing skills
- People skills
Operations
- Franchise can be run from home
- Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2
- 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 days
- At franchisee's location: 2 days
Ongoing Support
- Newsletter
- Meetings
- Toll-free phone line
- Grand opening
- Internet
- Security/safety procedures
- Field operations/evaluations
- Purchasing cooperatives
Marketing Support
- Co-op advertising