Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe vs WOOPS! Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe vs WOOPS! 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
WOOPS! Franchise
Investment $159,000 - $475,000$58,875 - $390,675
Franchise Fee $47,500 - $57,500$15,000 - $25,000
Royalty Fee 5%4%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19982012
Year Franchised 19982015
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee negotiated-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe Franchise
WOOPS! Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
    		• While you do not need baking experience to franchise with Woops!, we recommend that you have a proven track record of managerial experience, an entrepreneurial spirit and the drive to follow our proven business model as you bring Woops! to your community.

    Financing Options
     
    Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe Franchise
    WOOPS! Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/No-/Yes
    Start-up Costs No/No-/Yes
    Equipment No/NoYes/-
    Inventory No/No-/Yes
    Receivables No/No-/Yes
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe Franchise
    WOOPS! Franchise
    Training - On-The-Job Training: 240 hours
    Support Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluationsNewsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform
    Marketing Regional advertisingAd Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app
    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
    WOOPS! Franchise
    US Expansion YesYes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    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 WOOPS!

    WOOPS! was born in 2012 from a simple idea: Why not make money by opening a pop-up shop at the bustling Holiday Shops at Bryant Park in New York City - sharing delicious, specialty macarons with shoppers? The response let the founders know they were onto something, and they wasted no time in looking into how they could build a business on the idea that macarons make wonderful and special gifts as well as a day-brightening treat for oneself.

    Veteran Incentives  10% off franchise fee