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Entrepreneur: Start & Grow Your Business

Tasti D-Lite

Frozen desserts

Background

Founded: 1987 Franchising since: 2008
341 Cool Springs Blvd., #420
Franklin, Tennessee 37067
Phone:
(615)550-3100


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 26 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2009 53 0 2 3
2008 36 0 2 3
2007 N/A N/A N/A 0
2006 N/A N/A N/A 0
2005 N/A N/A N/A 0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Missouri, North carolina, New jersey, New york, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Washington
Outside the U.S.: World wide

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $253.7K-431.4K
Franchise fee: $30K
Ongoing royalty fee: 5%
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable


Type of Financing Available
In-House Third Party
Franchise Fee No No
Startup Costs No Yes
Equipment No Yes
Inventory No Yes
Accounts Receivable No No
Payroll No No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $70K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience

Operations
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 1 week
  • At franchisee's location: 1 week
  • 1 week at certified training location; online training

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Grand opening
  • Internet
  • Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support
  • Co-op advertising
  • Ad slicks
  • National media
  • Regional advertising