Icebox/Soupbox vs Vitality Juice Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
Vitality Juice Franchise
Investment $69,500 - $174,500$128,000 - $393,500
Franchise Fee $14,000 - $20,000$15,000 - $35,000
Royalty Fee 4%5%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19952004
Year Franchised 19982005
Term Of Agreement 10 years15 years
Term Of Agreement 10 years15 years
Renewal Fee Negotiable$10000


Business Experience Requirements

 
Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
Vitality Juice Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
  • -

    Financing Options

     
    Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
    Vitality Juice Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/NoNo/Yes
    Start-up Costs No/NoNo/Yes
    Equipment No/NoNo/Yes
    Inventory No/NoNo/Yes
    Receivables No/NoNo/Yes
    Payroll No/NoNo/Yes

    Training & Support

     
    Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
    Vitality Juice Franchise
    Training -* Available at headquarters: 2 weeks

    * At franchisee's location: 1 week

    * Ongoing as needed, at any location

    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)

    * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 12

    * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)


    Expansion Plans

     
    Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
    Vitality Juice Franchise
    US Expansion -Yes
    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 Vitality Juice

    NO LONGER FRANCHISING