Tapioca Express vs Clean Juice Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Tapioca Express Franchise
Clean Juice Franchise
Investment $200,000 - $420,000$269,000 - $512,500
Franchise Fee $15,000$42,500
Royalty Fee $0.055/cup6%
Advertising Fee -to 3%
Year Founded 19992015
Year Franchised 20002016
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee $3K for 2 years-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Tapioca Express Franchise
Clean Juice Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
    		• -

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

    Training & Support
     
    Tapioca Express Franchise
    Clean Juice Franchise
    Training - On-The-Job Training: 88 hours Classroom Training: 50 hours
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperativesNewsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertisingCo-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app
    Operations

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5

    100% of current franchisees are owner/operators

    		Number of Employees Required to Run: 20

    Expansion Plans
     
    Tapioca Express Franchise
    Clean Juice Franchise
    US Expansion -Yes
    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 Clean Juice

    We all know why organic matters from a health standpoint, but what does this mean for you as a business owner?
    According to the Organic Trade Association, organic is the fastest growing sector of the U.S. food industry. Organic food sales increase by double digits annually, far outstripping the growth rate for the overall food market. The U.S. Families’ Organic Attitudes and Beliefs Survey 2016, conducted by OTA, reveals that America’s 75 million Millennials are now devouring organic, and they’re making sure their families are too. Parents in the 18- to 34-year-old age range are now the biggest group of organic buyers in America.
    And with $43.3 billion in total organic product sales, the industry saw its largest dollar gain ever, according to the U.S. Organic Industry Survey 2016. This adds $4.2 billion in sales in 2015, up from the $3.9 billion recorded in 2014. For the fourth year running, the industry saw growth in the double digits at 10.8%. To-date, the industry has shown steady gains since the recession of 2009, with a growth rate well beyond that of the overall food market at 3.3% in 2015.
    From the day we launched our first Clean Juice location in June 2015, we have been committed to bringing the organic and healthy lifestyle we are so passionate about to the world. What better way to do that than to partner with people who share this same vision?

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