Dunkin' vs Cafe 2U Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Dunkin' vs Cafe 2U including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Dunkin' Franchise
Cafe 2U Franchise
Investment $199,700 - $1,688,200$109,146 - $154,621
Franchise Fee $40,000 - $90,000$25,000
Royalty Fee 5.9%$175/wk
Advertising Fee 5%-
Year Founded 19502000
Year Franchised 19552005
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Dunkin' Franchise
Cafe 2U Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
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    Financing Options
     
    Dunkin' Franchise
    Cafe 2U 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/Yes-/-
    Payroll No/Yes-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Dunkin' Franchise
    Cafe 2U 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 hoursOn-The-Job Training: 1 week Classroom Training: 1 week Additional Training: At Grand Opening
    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/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations
    Marketing Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/appAd Templates
    Operations

    Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed.

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Dunkin' Franchise
    Cafe 2U Franchise
    US Expansion YesYes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion YesYes

    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.

    Today, Dunkin' Donuts stores can be found in more than 32 nations, and they serve 70 assortments of doughnuts, alongside hot and cool espresso drinks, bagels, breakfast sandwiches and other heated products. Dunkin' Donuts parent organization, Dunkin' Brands Inc., additionally establishments Baskin-Robbins, and the two ideas are once in a while co-branded.

    September of 2018 Dunkin' Donuts rebranded to just Dunkin' .

    20% off franchise fee for first five traditional restaurants

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    About Cafe 2U

    Cafe2U is an Australian-born company which expanded into the United States in 2012.

    Cafe2U is a coffee house on wheels, delivering gourmet espresso drinks to workplaces where workers can't easily slip away for a gourmet coffee break.
    Cafe2U is proud to have been the pioneer of the mobile coffee industry in Australia and around the world, launching its first cafe vehicle in Sydney in 2000.
    The success experienced by our franchise partners by using our proven systems and processes have allowed Cafe2U to become the largest Mobile Coffee Franchise System in world with more than 245 franchises now operating is Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland, South Africa, and the USA.