Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls vs Great Canadian Bagel Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls vs Great Canadian Bagel including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls Franchise
Great Canadian Bagel Franchise
Investment $69,000 - $130,500$85,000 - $350,000
Franchise Fee $25,000$20,000
Royalty Fee 5%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19851993
Year Franchised 19861994
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls Franchise
Great Canadian Bagel Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
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    Financing Options
     
    Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls Franchise
    Great Canadian Bagel 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
     
    Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls Franchise
    Great Canadian Bagel Franchise
    Training --
    Support Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
    Marketing Ad slicks-
    Operations 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls Franchise
    Great Canadian Bagel Franchise
    US Expansion --
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls

    Cindy and Tom Harris were inspired to open their own shop after seeing customers line up to watch warm cinnamon rolls come out of the oven at a bakery. The couple felt making and selling warm cinnamon rolls in a mall would be a hit, so they opened their first Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls store in Fort Collins, Colorado, in 1985. Customers were drawn to the store by the smell of the baking rolls, and would line up for the warm rolls and coffee.

    Cindy's began franchising in 1986 and now has stores in malls across the United States in addition to several international locations.

    About Great Canadian Bagel

    In April, 1993 "The Great Canadian Bagel, Ltd." began operations with an initial store in Metropolitan Toronto. Featuring 24 varieties of fresh baked bagels, 21 flavours of cream cheese spreads and a selection of soups, salads, and made-to-order sandwiches, the store was an immediate success.
    At The Great Canadian Bagel all bagels are baked fresh from recipes calling for only the finest natural ingredients with no preservatives. The majority of stores are equipped with an on-premise bakery enabling customers to watch the bagels being made and smell the aroma as they are taken from the oven. This combination of high quality product, attractive store atmosphere and their constant focus on providing the highest level of customer service all work together to set The Great Canadian Bagel a notch above the competition in the fast growing Bagel segment of the Foodservice market.