Repicci's Italian Ice

Founded: 1998 Franchising since: 2005

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

Total investment: $20K-100K Franchise fee: $10K-20K

Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Express/kiosk option available

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

• 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

Franchise 500® rank:
#454 (2009);