Icebox/Soupbox vs Jreck Subs Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Icebox/Soupbox vs Jreck Subs including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
Jreck Subs Franchise
Investment $69,500 - $174,500$49,800 - $254,000
Franchise Fee $14,000 - $20,000$10,000
Royalty Fee 4%6%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19951969
Year Franchised 19980
Term Of Agreement 10 years10 years
Term Of Agreement 10 years10 years
Renewal Fee Negotiable-


Business Experience Requirements

 
Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
Jreck Subs Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
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    Financing Options

     
    Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
    Jreck Subs 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

     
    Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
    Jreck Subs Franchise
    Training --
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising-
    Operations 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans

     
    Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
    Jreck Subs Franchise
    US Expansion --
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About Icebox/Soupbox

    Before opening his first store, Jamie Taerbaum stood outside a Baskin-Robbins store to figure out how many customers an ice cream store could expect at different times of day, on different days of the week, and in different weather conditions. Armed with this research, the young business school graduate opened the original Icebox/Soupbox store in 1995 in Chicago.

    In the spring and summer, Icebox operates as a retailer of Icyfruit, a mixture of fruit juice, sugar, water and chunks of fruit that comes in 20 flavors. Throughout the fall and winter, it becomes a Soupbox store, offering a wide variety of soups.

    About Jreck Subs

    The first Jreck Subs opened outside Fort Drum, New York in 1969. Ask anybody who has ever lived or visited Northern New York where to go to get a great sub and they'll tell you - Jreck Subs! Jreck has grown to 44 locations in Central and Upstate New York. Franchises available in New York State.