Abbott's Frozen Custard vs Yogen Fruz Worldwide Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Abbott's Frozen Custard vs Yogen Fruz Worldwide including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Abbott's Frozen Custard Franchise
Yogen Fruz Worldwide Franchise
Investment $332,254 - $571,634$123,179 - $459,679
Franchise Fee $37,000$25,000
Royalty Fee 5.5%6%
Advertising Fee 0.19Cents/Gal.3%
Year Founded 19021986
Year Franchised 19771987
Term Of Agreement 10 years7-10 years
Term Of Agreement 10 years7-10 years
Renewal Fee -50% of current franchise fee


Business Experience Requirements
 
Abbott's Frozen Custard Franchise
Yogen Fruz Worldwide Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Abbott's Frozen Custard Franchise
Yogen Fruz Worldwide Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/NoNo/No
Start-up Costs No/NoNo/No
Equipment No/NoNo/No
Inventory No/NoNo/No
Receivables No/NoNo/No
Payroll No/NoNo/No

Training & Support
 
Abbott's Frozen Custard Franchise
Yogen Fruz Worldwide Franchise
Training 3 days at Scoop School and 10 days of on-site training at your location, where we teach you everything you need to know to operate and manage an Abbott's Frozen Custard store.-
Support Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperativesMeetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives
Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicksCo-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising
Operations

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 6

Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

 International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 7

Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Expansion Plans
 
Abbott's Frozen Custard Franchise
Yogen Fruz Worldwide Franchise
US Expansion --
Canada Expansion NoNo
International Expansion YesYes

Company Overviews

About Abbott's Frozen Custard

Abbott's Frozen Custard has stood for quality for over 100 years in Upstate New York. Back in the 1920s, people started treating themselves to Abbott's Frozen Custard down at Charlotte Beach on Lake Ontario. Today, the company has grown with franchises spreading out in Rochester, Syracuse and New York's Finger Lakes region. No matter where our stores are located, success has come about because our driving principle is to make the best frozen custard on earth .

The total investment necessary to begin operation of an Abbott’s Frozen Custard franchise is between $332,254 and $571,634. This includes an initial franchise fee of $37,000, and other initial fees of $138,354 to $156,801 that must be paid to the franchisor or affiliates for your first Abbott’s Store.
If you choose to enter into a Development Agreement, you must open a minimum of three stores. The total investment necessary under the Development Agreement is between $996,762 to $1,714,902. This includes $111,000 and other initial fees of $415,062 to $470,403 that must be paid to the franchisor or affiliates to open three stores.

About Yogen Fruz Worldwide

Brothers Michael and Aaron Serruya, ages 19 and 20, wanted to buy a franchise, but no one would take a chance on them. So they started their own frozen yogurt shop,Yogen Fruz, in 1986 in Toronto, Ontario, and began franchising a year later. Their brother, Simon, joined the company in 1989, the same year Yogen Fruz expanded into the United States. Now based in Markham, Ontario, Yogen Fruz has more than 1,520 units across the world in both traditional and nontraditional locations. The company also owns I Can't Believe It's Yogurt!, Bresler's Ice Cream and Yogurt, Swensen's Ice Cream, and Java Coast Fine Coffees.

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