Caffino vs Tapioca Express Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Caffino Franchise
Tapioca Express Franchise
Investment $212,900 - $373,000$200,000 - $420,000
Franchise Fee $10,000$15,000
Royalty Fee 8%$0.055/cup
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19931999
Year Franchised 20022000
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee -$3K for 2 years


Business Experience Requirements
 
Caffino Franchise
Tapioca Express Franchise
Experience -
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
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    Financing Options
     
    Caffino Franchise
    Tapioca Express Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/NoNo/No
    Start-up Costs No/YesNo/No
    Equipment No/YesNo/No
    Inventory No/NoNo/No
    Receivables No/NoNo/No
    Payroll No/NoNo/No

    Training & Support
     
    Caffino Franchise
    Tapioca Express Franchise
    Training --
    Support -Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives
    Marketing -Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising
    Operations -

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5

    100% of current franchisees are owner/operators

    Expansion Plans
     
    Caffino Franchise
    Tapioca Express Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion NoNo
    International Expansion YesYes

    Company Overviews

    About Caffino

    The first Caffino was opened in 1993 in Napa, California. This pioneering concept of offering premium quality espresso beverages to customers in the convenience of their cars was an immediate success and paved the way for 26 additional espresso bars. Our vision in creating the Caffino double drive thru concept was to offer the very highest quality coffee-espresso beve rag es to consumers on-the-go in their automobiles. We opened our first store in September 1993 in Napa, California, to find a ready acceptance of this pioneering concept. The success of our first espresso bar paved the way to open an additional 26 espresso bars. Offering ultra-premium products in a drive thru format is perceived to some as a bit of an "oxymoron." We spent many hundreds of hours researching ingredients, equipment, preparation methodologies and ergonomics to facilitate this feat. We roast our beans using a proprietary, state-of-the-art coffee roasting system that produces outstanding quality flavor and delivers the freshest coffee possible! What we offer is the finest quality coffee and espresso drinks available, typically in 60 seconds or less, with the convenience of allowing you to remain in your car.

    About Tapioca Express

    Wayne and Stephanie, passionate about their Taiwanese heritage, opened the first Tapioca Express store in the San Gabriel Valley in 1999 �" one of the very first boba chains in the United States. Since the beginning,
    Tapioca Express has harvested the finest ingredients from Taiwan and continually provides quality teas, boba, and snacks. However, we did not foresee that boba’s popularity would manifest into its own culture and become an everyday lifestyle. Today, Tapioca Express expands across California and into other states, including Washington, Texas, and Virginia. In our two decades of experience in brewing, we focus on nurturing and enriching communities with the finest teas, coffee, and boba.
    Tapioca beverage is a various combination of black or green tea, milk, juice, coffee, and small marbles of tapioca (a.k.a. "black pearl" or "boba", made from Tapioca starch, water, corn starch and natural flavors.) It originated in Tai-Chung City (in Taiwan) around 1981, and soon spread across Asia. In the late 90s, it traveled to North America and has quickly become a raging trendy drink on both coasts. It is perceived as a relatively healthier beverage than soft drinks or coffee, and a lot more fun, too.Tapioca Express was the first in North America to offer a wide selection of high quality tapioca beverage adhering to a consistently high professional standard. Since opening its first store in the city of Alhambra (located in the Greater Los Angeles, California),
    Tapioca Express has become synonymous to quality and innovation.