Pretzel Time vs Pop's Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Pretzel Time Franchise
Pop's Franchise
Investment $145,000 - $254,000$577,200 - $1,228,000
Franchise Fee $25,000$25,000
Royalty Fee 7%3%
Advertising Fee 1-3%-
Year Founded 19911980
Year Franchised 19922019
Term Of Agreement 7 years-
Term Of Agreement 7 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Pretzel Time Franchise
Pop's Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Pretzel Time Franchise
Pop's Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/Yes-/-
Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
Equipment No/Yes-/-
Inventory No/Yes-/-
Receivables No/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support
 
Pretzel Time Franchise
Pop's Franchise
Training --
Support --
Marketing --
Operations --

Expansion Plans
 
Pretzel Time Franchise
Pop's Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion No-

Company Overviews

About Pretzel Time

Pretzel Time introduced their famous soft pretzel in 1991 and have grown to become leaders in the soft pretzel category, specializing in offering steaming hot, fresh-baked, fresh twisted pretzels, pretzel dogs, freshly squeezed lemonade, and cold beverages all over the world. Pretzel Time operates over 190 stores located in 30 states and five international locations. NexCen added Pretzel Time to its QSR segment in August 2007. With the brand's commitment to fresh quality products and innovative new menu items, NexCen's marketing and branding experts will build the pretzel business beyond "just the pretzel concept in the mall," into a unified brand with strong positioning, a product innovation focus and a compelling look and feel. NexCen plans to elevate the pretzel business in consumers' minds in both the domestic and international marketplace. For more information, please visit www.pretzeltime.com

About Pop's

"Pops

Pop’s Beef & Sausage has assembled an experience support team to take Pop’s to the next level by offering a compressive training program and ongoing support to each individual franchise location. Our support team is made up of highly qualified team members with expertise in Operations, Marketing, Franchising, Human Resources, Accounting, Design, Information Technology, and Training.
Pop's Beef has been servicing the Chicagoland area since 1980 and is dedicated to providing our customers with the best quality products and customer service.

Veteran Incentives  20% off franchise fee