Marble Slab Creamery vs Tikiz Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Marble Slab Creamery vs Tikiz including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Marble Slab Creamery Franchise
Tikiz Franchise
Investment $316,085 - $409,135$132,500 - $146,000
Franchise Fee $15,000 - $25,000$20,000
Royalty Fee 6%-
Advertising Fee 2%-
Year Founded 19832011
Year Franchised 19842012
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee 20% of current fee-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Marble Slab Creamery Franchise
Tikiz Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
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    Financing Options
     
    Marble Slab Creamery Franchise
    Tikiz 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
    Tikiz 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
    Tikiz 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 Tikiz

    The Tikiz Truck was designed from the ground up to be a one-of-a-kind eye catching shaved ice and ice cream truck. During the conceptual stages of building the Tikiz truck, there were no limits on the custom components placed on and in the truck to make sure it was the wildest, most appealing shaved ice and ice cream truck someone would ever see. Some of the key features include: Brand New Ford heavy-duty chassis and truck body Self serving, patent-pending "Surv-Board" where customers can dispense their own custom fruit syrup creations An exotic highly visible Hawaiian beach themed vehicle wrap Custom real surf board lighted signs No generators. Everything runs from high output batteries that charge over-night or from the trucks alternator Top of the line high output Ice Shaver. Produces 400 to 600 small shaved ice within an hour Custom built stainless steel and aluminum cabinets, quality refrigeration equipment, advanced electronic gauges, self contained water system & more Aftermarket custom 20" inch chrome wheels with specialty fire design tires Inviting tropical steel drum music playing on an exterior Bose speakers Custom HID headlight bulbs, LED strobe lights and under truck neon lights bring major attention to the vehicle at night 20' tall Air Dancer inflatable Tikiz character for use at special events, parties and FUNdraisers Many More Exciting Features!