Icebox/Soupbox vs Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! Franchise
Investment $69,500 - $174,500$175,000 - $225,000
Franchise Fee $14,000 - $20,000$75,000
Royalty Fee 4%6%
Advertising Fee -1%
Year Founded 19951949
Year Franchised 19982004
Term Of Agreement 10 years10 yeaqrs +10
Term Of Agreement 10 years10 yeaqrs +10
Renewal Fee Negotiable-


Business Experience Requirements

 
Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
  • -

    Financing Options

     
    Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
    Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! 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
    Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! 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)

    Average Number of Employees: 3-4 Full-time, 2-4 Part-time

    Passive Ownership: Not Allowed


    Expansion Plans

     
    Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
    Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! Franchise
    US Expansion -Yes
    Canada Expansion NoYes
    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 Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More!

    TROPICANA SMOOTHIES, JUICES & MORE! is a co-branding concept with premium-quality smoothies, nationally-branded ice cream and frozen yogurt. Concept will be sold as exclusive Territory Development Agreements for markets with a minimum of 500,000 population, with a development commitment of 5 stores in 10 years for established food-service and retail owners/operators.