Robins Donuts vs Second Cup Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Robins Donuts Franchise
Second Cup Franchise
Investment $325,000$300,000 - $500,000
Franchise Fee $25,000$25,000
Royalty Fee -7.5%
Advertising Fee -2%
Year Founded 19751975
Year Franchised -1975
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Robins Donuts Franchise
Second Cup Franchise
Experience -Personality - You like making people feel good. You’re patient, understanding, easy to talk to and outgoing. Experience - You have at least 5 years of business management, retail or hospitality experience and a sound understanding of financials. Leadership - You can hire, train, organize and inspire a barista team to give their best efforts every day.

Financing Options

 
Robins Donuts Franchise
Second Cup Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
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Start-up Costs -/--/-
Equipment -/--/-
Inventory -/--/-
Receivables -/--/-
Payroll -/--/-

Training & Support

 
Robins Donuts Franchise
Second Cup Franchise
Training --
Support --
Marketing --
Operations --

Expansion Plans

 
Robins Donuts Franchise
Second Cup Franchise
US Expansion --
Canada Expansion NoYes
International Expansion NoYes

Company Overviews

About Robins Donuts

Since it's inception in 1975, Robin's has grown from 1store in Thunder Bay, ON, one of the top grossing donut chain in Western Canada. With over 130 locations situated between Vancouver Island and Prince Edward Island, Robin's has established itself as one of the senior franchise organizations in North America. Robin's is privately owned, 100% Canadian Corporation. Our focus is to offer our customers a consistently high quality product at a value price in a clean/friendly environment.

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#60 in Canada's Top franchises.

About Second Cup

Second Cup Coffee Co.™ is Canada’s largest specialty coffee retailer. From our humble beginnings in 1975 as a kiosk in a shopping mall, selling only whole bean coffee, we have continued towards our goal of being the Canadian specialty coffee brand of choice. For us, that means putting coffee at the core of business, focusing on quality, innovation and creating an individual experience for our customers.

In addition to coffee-based beverages, Second Cup cafés carry a variety of complimentary products, including fresh locally baked goods and Better For You smoothies. Recently, we’ve introduced Pinkberry® frozen yogurt into cafés across the country and Second Cup has the exclusive rights to this category in Canada.


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#49 in Canada's Top franchises.