Grand Traverse vs Honey Dew Donuts Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Grand Traverse Franchise
Honey Dew Donuts Franchise
Investment $400,000 - $500,000$125,000 - $400,000
Franchise Fee $25,000$35,000
Royalty Fee 5%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19961973
Year Franchised 19961974
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee $2500-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Grand Traverse Franchise
Honey Dew Donuts Franchise
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Financing Options
 
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Honey Dew Donuts Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
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Training & Support
 
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Expansion Plans
 
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Company Overviews

About Grand Traverse

The Grand Traverse Pie Company is a restaurant and pie shop which began in Traverse City, Michigan, and now has 15 locations in Michigan and Indiana. We offer more than just amazing pie, we also serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Customers love our sandwiches, salads, soups, quiche, pot pies, pasties, baked goods, and coffee. We also serve as a WiFi cafe destination in our communities.
The Grand Traverse Pie Company strives to support Michigan business by using Michigan products, ingredients, and vendors.

About Honey Dew Donuts

Dick Bowen, founder and president of Honey Dew Associates, Inc. always had a passion and taste for donuts. As a kid, he followed his dad to work at a local donut shop in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. Throughout high school he worked at several coffee and donut shops, dreaming of the day he would own his own where the local community could gather to "enjoy the local flavor."

In 1973, Dick's dream came true when he opened the first Honey Dew Donuts shop in downtown Mansfield, Massachusetts. He quickly became a local favorite, offering a friendly smile and the finest donuts and coffee around. He lived the promise "Always Fresh, Always Good" and his customers responded by coming over and over again.

Building a chain of coffee and donut shops was never a part of Dick's plan. A customer suggested bringing Honey Dew Donuts to his own local community, and in 1975, this customer became the first franchisee. Three years later Dick introduced the drive-thru concept to New England when he installed one in the Plainville, Massachusetts shop.

Over time, as the chain expanded with more franchisees and more shops, so did the menu to include mouth-watering muffins, pastries, bagels, breakfast sandwiches, gourmet flavored coffees, and frozen beverages. Today, Dick heads a thriving franchise organization that, more than 30 years after the first shop in Mansfield opened, includes over 150 shops sprinkled throughout New England. Dick is now President of Honey Dew Associates and our Franchisees follow Dick's example and are local favorites in their own communities. In fact, many of them get to know their customers so well; they can fill orders as soon as they see their cars enter the parking lot!

Honey Dew Donuts is a New England based coffee and bakery Franchise Company with over 150 locations throughout the Northeast. We are currently seeking individuals, and couples to join our 35-year young brand.