Breadsmith vs Peace, Love & Little Donuts Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Breadsmith vs Peace, Love & Little Donuts including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Breadsmith Franchise
Peace, Love & Little Donuts Franchise
Investment $380,250 - $454,750$121,200 - $235,100
Franchise Fee $30,000$40,000
Royalty Fee 7% - 5%6%
Advertising Fee -1%
Year Founded 19932009
Year Franchised 19932016
Term Of Agreement 15 years-
Term Of Agreement 15 years-
Renewal Fee $500-


Business Experience Requirements

 
Breadsmith Franchise
Peace, Love & Little Donuts Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills helpful but not necessary
  • Net-worth Requirement $500,000 Liquid Cash Requirement $150,000

    Financing Options

     
    Breadsmith Franchise
    Peace, Love & Little Donuts Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/Yes-/Yes
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/Yes
    Equipment No/Yes-/Yes
    Inventory No/Yes-/Yes
    Receivables No/Yes-/-
    Payroll No/Yes-/-

    Training & Support

     
    Breadsmith Franchise
    Peace, Love & Little Donuts Franchise
    Training On-The-Job Training: 219.5 hours Classroom Training: 51 hours On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 20 hours
    Support Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform
    Marketing Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketingCo-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app
    Operations 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20

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

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    Expansion Plans

     
    Breadsmith Franchise
    Peace, Love & Little Donuts Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion No-

    Company Overviews

    About Breadsmith

    While studying in Norway, college student Dan Sterling got his first taste of European bread. Sterling returned to the United States and graduated from Harvard Business School before starting his own company. But he never lost his love of bread, and after volunteering to help a local bakery with its accounting, he decided to launch a bakery of his own. He opened the first Breadsmith location in 1993, and the company began franchising in 1994.

    The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Breadsmith primary franchise store is $380,250 to $449,750 ($377,250 - $451,750 for veterans). This includes $100,000 to $115,000 (less $3,000 if you are a veteran) that must be paid to the franchisor or affiliate.
    An additional investment of $95,500 to $163,500 is necessary if a satellite location is opened in connection with the primary store. This includes $5,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or affiliate.
    Veteran Incentives  10% off franchise fee


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    About Peace, Love & Little Donuts

    In 2009 Ron and Marci open the first Peace, Love, and Little Donuts in one of America's most livable cities, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Located Directly in the Strip District. In creating our Groovy, Far Out and Funkadelic flavors we knew that we could n't lose the incredible taste of our old fashion cake donut. With that in mind each donut was created so that with every bite you would taste our fresh, warm donut, the subtle flavor of our frostings and our crazy selection of Funkadelic toppings; with no one flavor overwhelming the others. All of our stores work hard to make sure that you enjoy those flavors as we intended them from the beginning.
    Veteran Incentives  20% off franchise fee