Marble Slab Creamery vs Annie's Old Fashioned Ice Cream and Lemonade Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Marble Slab Creamery vs Annie's Old Fashioned Ice Cream and Lemonade including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Marble Slab Creamery Franchise
Annie's Old Fashioned Ice Cream and Lemonade Franchise
Investment $316,085 - $409,135$69,500 - $372,800
Franchise Fee $15,000 - $25,000$25,000
Royalty Fee 6%6%
Advertising Fee 2%2%
Year Founded 19832000
Year Franchised 19842006
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee 20% of current fee-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Marble Slab Creamery Franchise
Annie's Old Fashioned Ice Cream and Lemonade Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
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    Financing Options
     
    Marble Slab Creamery Franchise
    Annie's Old Fashioned Ice Cream and Lemonade Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/Yes-/-
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/Yes-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Marble Slab Creamery Franchise
    Annie's Old Fashioned Ice Cream and Lemonade Franchise
    Training On-The-Job Training: 24.5 hours Classroom Training: 32.5 hours -
    Support Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection -
    Marketing Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app -
    Operations 65% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Marble Slab Creamery Franchise
    Annie's Old Fashioned Ice Cream and Lemonade Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About Marble Slab Creamery

    Founded in 1983, the family-owned, Houston-based Marble Slab Creamery offers homemade, super premium ice cream that's prepared to order on a marble slab, using a variety of mix-ins. With flavors like Sweet Cream, Chocolate Swiss, Cheesecake and Amaretto, more than 100 franchisees nationwide are tempting customers with their exotic flavors served in freshly-baked waffle cones. The stores also sell smoothies, shakes, sundaes, banana splits, ice cream cakes and pies. Some franchisees even offer homemade baked goods such as cookies, brownies and apple pie, as well as gourmet coffees.

    Seeking new franchisees in the U.S., Africa, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Central America, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Philippines, South America and Western Europe     

    Veteran Incentives  25% off first-store franchise fee
    "Top
    #116 in Canada's Top franchises.                         

    "Entrepreneur
    #311 in Franchise 500 for 2020.


    About Annie's Old Fashioned Ice Cream and Lemonade

    We understand: Franchisees are entrepreneurs. They want to leverage a proven system and run their own business. A simple, fun, versatile business. A business with solid economics that will support a profitable enterprise. It is this simple idea that has driven the development of the Annie’s opportunity. The Annie’s team has worked diligently to surround Annie’s premium products with a premium business model - a well-conceived package that will deliver time-tested, great products. This ground-up business planning started with developing an understanding of what would create a rewarding experience for franchisees, including: