Cafe Ala Carte vs Robins Donuts Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Cafe Ala Carte vs Robins Donuts including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Cafe Ala Carte Franchise
Robins Donuts Franchise
Investment $56,200 - $123,300$325,000
Franchise Fee $25,000$25,000
Royalty Fee 8-5%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19961975
Year Franchised 2000-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee The then-current franchise fee-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Cafe Ala Carte Franchise
Robins Donuts Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Cafe Ala Carte Franchise
Robins Donuts Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/No-/-
Start-up Costs No/No-/-
Equipment No/Yes-/-
Inventory No/No-/-
Receivables No/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support
 
Cafe Ala Carte Franchise
Robins Donuts Franchise
Training --
Support Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet-
Marketing Ad slicks-
Operations Franchise can be run from home.

International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2

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

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Expansion Plans
 
Cafe Ala Carte Franchise
Robins Donuts Franchise
US Expansion --
Canada Expansion NoNo
International Expansion YesNo

Company Overviews

About Cafe Ala Carte

Since 1996, Cafe Ala Carte provides a unique service to the food and beverage industry by capitalizing on the popularity of specialty coffees. By creating a niche in this market, people are experiencing a new and exciting idea for their events. Most franchises are simply duplicated or reinvented ideas. But Cafe Ala Carte is among the first of its kind. Our system has proven successful, and allows us to capitalize on one of the world's fastest growing trends.

About Robins Donuts

Since it's inception in 1975, Robin's has grown from 1store in Thunder Bay, ON, one of the top grossing donut chain in Western Canada. With over 130 locations situated between Vancouver Island and Prince Edward Island, Robin's has established itself as one of the senior franchise organizations in North America. Robin's is privately owned, 100% Canadian Corporation. Our focus is to offer our customers a consistently high quality product at a value price in a clean/friendly environment.

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#60 in Canada's Top franchises.