Van Houtte vs Xing Fu Tang Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Van Houtte vs Xing Fu Tang including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Van Houtte Franchise
Xing Fu Tang Franchise
Investment $250,000 - $300,000$289,000 - $943,500
Franchise Fee $27,500N/A
Royalty Fee 5%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19192019
Year Franchised 19832020
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Van Houtte Franchise
Xing Fu Tang Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Van Houtte Franchise
Xing Fu Tang 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
 
Van Houtte Franchise
Xing Fu Tang Franchise
Training --
Support Meetings, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
Marketing Co-op advertising, Regional advertising-
Operations 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit

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

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Expansion Plans
 
Van Houtte Franchise
Xing Fu Tang Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion YesYes

Company Overviews

About Van Houtte

Albert-Louis Van Houtte, a French immigrant, set up his first grocery store in Montreal in 1919. Van Houtte stocked the store with specialty products from Europe, including coffee. Each day he would roast small batches of coffee in the back of his shop, and soon Van Houtte had built up a reputation in Montreal for selling quality coffee. In the more than 80 years since its founder began roasting European coffees, A.L. Van Houtte Cafe-Bistro has grown beyond Montreal and has expanded its menu. Today, each cafe-bistro serves a variety of coffee and espresso drinks, as well as teas, soups and sandwiches.

About Xing Fu Tang

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The franchise that we offer is for a Xing Fu Tang business, a retail shop offering premium, Taiwanese-style boba or bubble tea beverages, featuring unique, stir fried, brown sugar tapioca pearls prepared according to a proprietary recipe, using high quality ingredients, and made fresh in front of the customer, and other menu items.

The initial investment necessary to begin operation of a Shop under a franchise agreement ranges from $289,000 to $673,500. This includes $135,000 to $160,000 that you must pay to the franchisor or its affiliates.
The initial investment necessary to begin operation of a Shop under a multi-unit development agreement depends on the number of Shops that you are authorized to develop and ranges from $404,000,000 to $943,500. This includes a development fees of $115,000 to 270,000 depending on the number of Shops that you are authorized to establish under the multi-unit development agreement.