Grand Traverse vs Coffee Time Donuts Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Grand Traverse Franchise
Coffee Time Donuts Franchise
Investment $400,000 - $500,000$210,000 - $395,000
Franchise Fee $25,000$25,000
Royalty Fee 5%5%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 1996-
Year Franchised 1996-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee $2500-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Grand Traverse Franchise
Coffee Time Donuts Franchise
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Financing Options
 
Grand Traverse Franchise
Coffee Time 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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Coffee Time Donuts Franchise
US Expansion --
Canada Expansion --
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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 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.