KidStage vs Taste Buds Kitchen Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of KidStage vs Taste Buds Kitchen including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
KidStage Franchise
Taste Buds Kitchen Franchise
Investment $8,500 - $18,500$302,195 - $375,225
Franchise Fee $8,500$45,000
Royalty Fee 6%9%
Advertising Fee 13,000 HIGH: $181%
Year Founded 19972013
Year Franchised 20032013
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
KidStage Franchise
Taste Buds Kitchen Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
  • Desire to work with children
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    Financing Options
     
    KidStage Franchise
    Taste Buds Kitchen 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
     
    KidStage Franchise
    Taste Buds Kitchen Franchise
    Training --
    Support Toll-free phone line, Internet-
    Marketing --
    Operations Franchise can be run from home.

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    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.

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    Expansion Plans
     
    KidStage Franchise
    Taste Buds Kitchen Franchise
    US Expansion YesYes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion No-

    Company Overviews

    About KidStage

    KidStage is offering unique and fun-filled franchises. Our opportunity can be a home-based business in which you offer KidStage classes which actually take place in your local schools, day care centers, senior citizen centers, boys and girls clubs, YMCA's etc. No high costs of leasing or purchasing space. You will find KidStage a profitable and high-demand business.

    KidStage is a complete "Performing Arts Learning Center" using ordinary classrooms as our "theatre" in which we teach children self-expression and creativity, as well as give them confidence through their participation in theatrical productions. With overcrowded schools, over-worked teachers and tight school budgets, the extra time and effort needed to help students is practically non-existent. KidStage was formed specifically to solve this growing problem. We have spent over 15 years developing solutions to assist in helping children.

    The success of our programs has propelled us to the point that we are now offering Franchises in selected areas. We are seeking creative, enthusiastic individuals interested in establishing a successful business while at the same time making a positive difference in the lives of children. Most importantly, theatre experience is not necessary!

    About Taste Buds Kitchen

    "Taste

    Taste Buds Kitchen specializes in fresh and unique cooking events. Our mission is to be the top culinary entertainment experience for kids and families by engaging and delighting our budding chefs in the kitchen. What began as a few holiday baking classes and cupcake making birthday parties, under the name Cupcake Kids!, quickly evolved into much more.
    Our culinary adventures now include an ever-growing variety of classes, parties, camps and special events that combine a well-balanced mix of engaging recipes, both savory and sweet, as we take to the kitchen to sprout taste buds and a good time. We’ve grown from a team of one to over twenty culinary professionals excited to bring cooking adventures to our clients. We support kids, families and food and strive to create a lifestyle around connecting, learning and growing in the culinary playgroup of the kitchen. Be sure to visit our Kitchen Studio in Chelsea and check our out retail outpost at the Flagship FAO Schwar.
    Taste Buds Kitchen is proclaimed the “Best Kids Cooking Class” by New York Magazine and featured as the must try activity by CBS, NBC, The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, The New York Times, Hampton Magazine and more.