Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls vs Coffee Time Donuts Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls Franchise
Coffee Time Donuts Franchise
Investment $69,000 - $130,500$210,000 - $395,000
Franchise Fee $25,000$25,000
Royalty Fee 5%5%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 1985-
Year Franchised 1986-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls Franchise
Coffee Time Donuts Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
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    Financing Options

     
    Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls Franchise
    Coffee Time 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

     
    Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls Franchise
    Coffee Time Donuts 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
    Coffee Time Donuts 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 Coffee Time Donuts

    As one of the largest franchise businesses of its kind in Canada today, Coffee Time has grown from one coffee shop in Bolton, Ontario in 1982 to as many as 300 locations in Canada, Greece, Poland, Beijing, and Qatar.Coffee Time is committed to growth, prosperity and continued excellence with great coffee, food products and service. When you join the Coffee Time Family as a franchisee, you become part of a Canadian success story that has been developing all over the world since 1982. Coffee Time's secret to investment success is the combination of great coffee and delicious products coupled with leadership, advertising support, site selection, store design, construction, training and follow-up support. All of this makes Coffee Time an outstanding franchise opportunity and we are actively looking to add enthusiastic members to our worldwide family.