The Wine Loft

Founded: 2003 Franchising since: 2005

17732 Highland Rd., #G109 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810

Phone: (800)204-8810

Franchisor has 8 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2008	5	0	0	2
2007	3	0	0	1
2006	1	0	0	0
2005	0	0	0	0

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, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Australia/new zealand

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Varies

Total investment: $200K-650K Franchise fee: $55K

Ongoing royalty fee: 4% 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
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K+
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Computer skills helpful

Operations

• 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 22
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• At franchisee's location: 1 week
• At designated training location : 1 week

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• National media