Tapioca Express vs The Coffee Club Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Tapioca Express Franchise
The Coffee Club Franchise
Investment $200,000 - $420,000$450,000 - And Up
Franchise Fee $15,000N/A
Royalty Fee $0.055/cup6%
Advertising Fee -3%
Year Founded 19991989
Year Franchised 20001994
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee $3K for 2 years-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Tapioca Express Franchise
The Coffee Club Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
    		• Good ethics in business and positive business acumen are the only tools required for what The Coffee Club believes to be a recipe for success; that, and a commitment to excellence, a thirst for knowledge and a passion for people.

    Financing Options
     
    Tapioca Express Franchise
    The Coffee Club 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
    The Coffee Club Franchise
    Training --
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperativesThe six building blocks of Mission, People, Marketing, Operations, Property and Financial Management are all supported by manuals, training and support departments to tap into, to ensure our daily operation is supported and provided with the tools to succeed.
    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

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Tapioca Express Franchise
    The Coffee Club Franchise
    US Expansion --
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    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 The Coffee Club

    The Coffee Club 'Cafe Bar Restaurant' These licensed restaurants specialise in offering customers what they want on request. There's waiter service - attentive yet unobtrusive - and a wide choice of breakfast, lunch and dinner meals available morning, noon or night. This style of The Coffee Club requires a commitment to restaurant-style customer service, longer opening hours and a dedication to providing additional options to the standard menu. We call these 'Chef's Choices'. Requires an initial capital investment of more than $500,000The Coffee Club 'Club' offers a range of light meals, gourmet sandwiches, coffees, beverages, cakes and counter service. At the centre is our dedication to serving excellent coffee. Clubs typically exist on strip locations or within a shopping centre or high-pedestrian areas. You will find that The Coffee Club system boasts more 'Clubs' than any other style of store available. Requires an initial capital investment of approximately $500,000 Generally the smallest option in The Coffee Club portfolio, Kiosk's are predominately seen in shopping centres with a focus on light meals, gourmet sandwiches, coffee, beverages, cakes and counter service. A kiosk location requires an initial capital investment of approximately $450,000