Edible Arrangements Int'l. LLC Franchise Information

#35

Initial Investment

LOW: $196,610

HIGH: $327,810

Change in Units

+4.5% +54 UNITS (1 Year)

+6.5% +78 UNITS (3 Years)

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Company Profile

Founded

1999

Franchising Since

2000 (16 Years)

Corporate Address

95 Barnes Rd. Wallingford, CT 06492

CEO

Tariq Farid

About Edible Arrangements Int'l. LLC

At age 17, Tariq Farid borrowed $5,000 from his parents to buy a flower shop in East Haven, Connecticut, and within two years, he was running four flourishing stores. But after seven years as a florist, he came up with a new idea--bouquets you can eat. He opened the first Edible Arrangements store in 1999, creating, selling and delivering bouquets of fresh fruit sculpted to look like flowers.

Edible Arrangements began franchising in 2001. In addition to the company's signature fresh fruit arrangements, the product line has expanded to include chocolate-dipped fresh fruit, fruit salads, fruit sundaes, beverages and other "grab and go" products.

Financials

Financial Requirements

Initial Investment

$196,610 - $327,810

Net-worth Requirement

$250,000

Liquid Cash Requirement

$80,000

Ongoing Fees

Initial Franchise Fee

$30,000

Ongoing Royalty Fee

Ad Royalty Fee

Financing Options

Edible Arrangements Int'l. LLC has relationships with third-party sources which offer financing to cover the following:  startup costs, equipment, inventory

Veteran Incentives
  $10,000 off first-store franchise fee

Franchise 500® Rank History

Highest Rank: 35

Lowest Rank: 180

Units (Locations)

Where Seeking Franchisees:
Franchisor is seeking new franchise units worldwide.

Operations & Franchisor Support

Training Onsite: 1 week

Training at headquarters: 2 weeks

Additional Training: Web-based training & computer-based video learning prior to opening

Ongoing Support

Purchasing Co-ops

Newsletter

Meetings

Toll-Free Line

Grand Opening

Internet

Security

Field Operations

Marketing Support

Ad Slicks

Regional Media

National Media

Absentee Ownership Allowed

Number of employees required to run: 6 - 7

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Updated: August 24th, 2016

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Founded

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Corporate Address

CEO

About Edible Arrangements Int'l. LLC

Financials

Financial Requirements

Initial Investment

Net-worth Requirement

Liquid Cash Requirement

Ongoing Fees

Initial Franchise Fee

Ongoing Royalty Fee

Ad Royalty Fee

Financing Options

Franchise 500® Rank History

Units (Locations)

Operations & Franchisor Support

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