Arabica vs Cafe 2U Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Arabica vs Cafe 2U including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Arabica Franchise
Cafe 2U Franchise
Investment N/A$109,146 - $154,621
Franchise Fee N/A$25,000
Royalty Fee -$175/wk
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded -2000
Year Franchised -2005
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Arabica Franchise
Cafe 2U Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Arabica Franchise
Cafe 2U Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees -/--/-
Start-up Costs -/--/-
Equipment -/--/-
Inventory -/--/-
Receivables -/--/-
Payroll -/--/-

Training & Support
 
Arabica Franchise
Cafe 2U Franchise
Training -On-The-Job Training: 1 week Classroom Training: 1 week Additional Training: At Grand Opening
Support -Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations
Marketing -Ad Templates
Operations --

Expansion Plans
 
Arabica Franchise
Cafe 2U Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion -Yes

Company Overviews

About Arabica

Checking their website, we find The Arabica.com gourmet coffee shop is temporary closed.

About Cafe 2U

Cafe2U is an Australian-born company which expanded into the United States in 2012.

Cafe2U is a coffee house on wheels, delivering gourmet espresso drinks to workplaces where workers can't easily slip away for a gourmet coffee break.
Cafe2U is proud to have been the pioneer of the mobile coffee industry in Australia and around the world, launching its first cafe vehicle in Sydney in 2000.
The success experienced by our franchise partners by using our proven systems and processes have allowed Cafe2U to become the largest Mobile Coffee Franchise System in world with more than 245 franchises now operating is Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland, South Africa, and the USA.