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The Wine Loft

Wine bar

Background

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

Costs and Fees

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 and Support

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

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