Tapioca Express vs Rituals Coffee House Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Tapioca Express Franchise
Rituals Coffee House Franchise
Investment $200,000 - $420,000$100,000 - And Up
Franchise Fee $15,000$5,000 - $25,000
Royalty Fee $0.055/cup5%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19992003
Year Franchised 20002003
Term Of Agreement -5 years with options
Term Of Agreement -5 years with options
Renewal Fee $3K for 2 years-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Tapioca Express Franchise
Rituals Coffee House Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
    		• -

    Financing Options
     
    Tapioca Express Franchise
    Rituals Coffee House Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/No-/-
    Start-up Costs No/No-/-
    Equipment No/No-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Tapioca Express Franchise
    Rituals Coffee House Franchise
    Training -Rituals Coffee House will provide initial training for up to five individuals. The training consists of: Classroom sessions and existing in-store training. The classroom training is conducted at our corporate training center, and on-the-job training will take place at our company-owned locations. Additional on-site training in your store as you open is also provided. In addition to the training plan, each franchise will receive a complete library of training and procedural manuals. All updates, improvements, and corrections are provided on a continual basis.
    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

    		Typically, a stand-alone layout requires 1,200 sq. ft. with parking.

    Expansion Plans
     
    Tapioca Express Franchise
    Rituals Coffee House Franchise
    US Expansion --
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion YesYes

    Company Overviews

    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.

    About Rituals Coffee House

     In November 1986 Mario Sabga-Aboud opened the first Burger Boys restaurant at 27 Frederick Street, Port-of-Spain. The success of this first restaurant was phenomenal and Mario asked himself 'what next?' The answer to that question was 'Pizza'. So two years later right next door to the first Burger Boys restaurant the first Pizza Boys restaurant opened for business in September 1988. Today, Pizza Boys is a powerful Group of Companies consisting of Wok 'n Roll, Imperial Gardens, Donut Boys, V.I.P Lounge, Vie de France, Captain D's, Church's Chicken and Rituals Coffee House. Today * A leader in the quick service industry in Trinidad and Tobago for over two decades * More than 1000 employees! * Great locations * 91 Business Units throughout Trinidad and Tobago * Commitment to high quality products * Multi-product business Tomorrow Since our first Cafe opened its doors in 2003, we have added 40 more outlets in Trinidad and Tobago and 15 more are planned. No stores have been closed since opening! Trinidadians and Tobagonians as well as our business, sport and leisure visitors can't get enough of Rituals. As we continue to grow, our franchising plan has opportunities for locations in * Grenada * St Lucia * Barbados * Jamaica * Antigua * St. Kitt's and Nevis * St. Vincent * St. Maarteen * Dominica * Bahamas * Bermuda * Turks and Caicos