Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe vs Robins Donuts Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe vs Robins Donuts including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe Franchise
Robins Donuts Franchise
Investment $159,000 - $475,000$325,000
Franchise Fee $47,500 - $57,500$25,000
Royalty Fee 5%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19981975
Year Franchised 1998-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee negotiated-


Business Experience Requirements

 
Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe Franchise
Robins Donuts Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
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    Financing Options

     
    Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe Franchise
    Robins Donuts 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

     
    Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe Franchise
    Robins Donuts Franchise
    Training --
    Support Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations-
    Marketing Regional advertising-
    Operations 80% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 7 - 7

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans

     
    Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe Franchise
    Robins Donuts Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion NoNo
    International Expansion YesNo

    Company Overviews

    About Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe

    Are you interested in partnering with a world class food company with the most unique product offering to hit the QSR industry in years? We’re excited about the opportunities too! Beard Papa’s Cream Puff products and operations are proven. Backed by over six years of operating experience and over 240 cream puff stores in Japan and other areas in Asia, we are part of the Muginoho Group family with various restaurant concepts in Japan and other areas in Asia. The trademark of our cream puff specialty stores is a "beard papa" against a bright yellow background. We stuff each crunchy puff with whipped cream custard every time an order is placed. You can watch as they are being created in the store. Everyday we bake choux pastry shells and prepare our special, secret recipe of whipped cream custard in our store. Our motto is to serve only the freshest cream puffs from beard papa's kitchen. Our cream puffs do not contain any preservatives. Only the highest quality ingredients go into making them because we want to serve you only the best. We use only natural-grown vanilla beans.
     
    Since 1999, Beard Papa’s has been baking the world’s best cream puffs. We began in Japan and have expanded to over 400 stores in 15 countries and territories! We are committed to bring you a pastry that is super oishii! (delicious!).

    About Robins Donuts

    Since it's inception in 1975, Robin's has grown from 1store in Thunder Bay, ON, one of the top grossing donut chain in Western Canada. With over 130 locations situated between Vancouver Island and Prince Edward Island, Robin's has established itself as one of the senior franchise organizations in North America. Robin's is privately owned, 100% Canadian Corporation. Our focus is to offer our customers a consistently high quality product at a value price in a clean/friendly environment.

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    #60 in Canada's Top franchises.