Dunkin' vs Saint Cinnamon Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Dunkin' Franchise	Saint Cinnamon Franchise
Investment	$199,700 - $1,688,200	$144,100 - $264,700
Franchise Fee	$40,000 - $90,000	$25,000
Royalty Fee	5.9%	6%
Advertising Fee	5%	-
Year Founded	1950	1986
Year Franchised	1955	1986
Term Of Agreement	-	10 years maximum
Term Of Agreement	-	10 years maximum
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Dunkin' Franchise	Saint Cinnamon Franchise
Experience	Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills	-
Financing Options
	Dunkin' Franchise	Saint Cinnamon Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/Yes	No/No
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	No/No
Equipment	No/Yes	No/No
Inventory	No/Yes	No/No
Receivables	No/Yes	No/No
Payroll	No/Yes	No/No
Training & Support
	Dunkin' Franchise	Saint Cinnamon Franchise
Training	Prior to opening your first Restaurant, you (one person) must attend a 3-day franchise business course conducted throughout the year in the Boston, Massachusetts, area. Following completion of that course, both the franchisee candidate and a designated representative must complete the Dunkin' Donuts Core Initial Training program, which includes classroom/instructional time that may be held at Dunkin' Brands University in Braintree, Massachusetts, or Orlando, Florida, or in a designated training Restaurant. Some of our required classes are only offered on the Internet as web-based training. On-The-Job Training: 244-354 hours Classroom Training: 45-54 hours	-
Support	Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform	Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations
Marketing	Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app	Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising
Operations	Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed.	Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Expansion Plans
	Dunkin' Franchise	Saint Cinnamon Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	Yes
Canada Expansion	No	No
International Expansion	Yes	Yes

Company Overviews

About Dunkin'

In 1946, Bill Rosenberg established Industrial Luncheon Services, an organization that conveyed suppers and snacks to specialists in the Boston region. The accomplishment of Industrial Luncheon Services persuaded Rosenberg to begin The Open Kettle, a donut shop in Quincy, Massachusetts. After two years, The Open Kettle changed its name to Dunkin' Donuts.

About Saint Cinnamon

The Saint Cinnamon brand was founded and created by Andy Winter.  Andy began his restaurant career in 1973 opening a new Deli franchise called Zeev's. Over the next few years Zeev's grew to over 10 locations and was very successful.  During a trip to the US, Andy had seen a new cinnamon bun franchise and was fascinated by the concept but thought he could do better. The US market was buzzing with excitement about the new cinnamon buns being baked everywhere. He loved the idea and decided that this was where he wanted to focus his attention. Upon his return he sold his interest in Zeev's to his partners so he could pursue his dream of developing a brand new Cinnamon Bun concept.
Wanting to create the best Cinnamon Bun in the market, Andy researched and sourced the finest ingredients available.  After countless hours baking, Andy developed special dough using Canadian Spring wheat flour. Sourcing the finest cinnamon in the world, he formulated the exclusive Saint cinnamon sugar blend and the Saint Cinnamon bun and brand was born.  Later he developed the most decadent cream cheese icing.

As customers approached the Saint Cinnamon stores, the wonderful aroma of fresh baked cinnamon buns had a mesmerizing effect on people.  The thought of eating one was simply irresistible.
At that time, the food menu was strictly cinnamon rolls, complemented with an array of specialty coffees, teas, and cold beverages. Saint Cinnamon was rolling out a lot of stores and soon earned a world-wide reputation for baking and offering the finest cinnamon rolls around the globe.
Saint Cinnamon was awarded for being the fastest growing QRS in Canada from the Food Service and Hospitality magazine.  By 1990 it received numerous enquiries from abroad which resulted in the expansion into international markets.
Saint Cinnamon has grown into a franchise with locations in malls, office buildings, gas stations and convenience stores.  The menu was expanded to include crepes, wraps, sandwiches, and specialty cold beverages. The Saint Cinnamon model can fit a number of different possible retail, licensing, co-branding locations and special event venues.
Saint Cinnamon's specialty continues to be and will always be the baking of its amazing Saint Cinnamon Rolls.