ColorChef vs Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of ColorChef vs Red Wheel Fundraising including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	ColorChef Franchise	Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise
Investment	$121,250 - $162,500	$38,000 - $86,000
Franchise Fee	N/A	$20,000
Royalty Fee	-	8%
Advertising Fee	-	-
Year Founded	1980	1982
Year Franchised	2005	1988
Term Of Agreement	-	10 years
Term Of Agreement	-	10 years
Renewal Fee	-	$2000
Business Experience Requirements
	ColorChef Franchise	Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise
Experience	-	-
Financing Options
	ColorChef Franchise	Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	-/-	No/No
Start-up Costs	-/-	No/No
Equipment	-/-	No/No
Inventory	-/-	No/No
Receivables	-/-	No/No
Payroll	-/-	No/No
Training & Support
	ColorChef Franchise	Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise
Training	-	* Available at headquarters: 30 hours+ * At franchisee's location: 8 hours+ * At existing franchisees' locations: 30 hours+
Support	-	-
Marketing	-	-
Operations	-	* Franchise can be run from home * 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 3 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Expansion Plans
	ColorChef Franchise	Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise
US Expansion	-	-
Canada Expansion	-	-
International Expansion	-	-

Company Overviews

About ColorChef

No longer franchising

About Red Wheel Fundraising

Since 1982 Red Wheel has been in the business of manufacturing food for fundraising. Headquarters are in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Our business has grown steadily. Today Red Wheel is the industry’s largest manufacturer of the best variety of frozen food for fundraising.

• We use only fresh ingredients.
• We use recipes people love.
• We blast freeze our products to lock in freshness & flavor.
• We are USDA certified.
• We sell with a 100% Goodness Guarantee
  

Red Wheel manufactures the best food products to help fundraising groups attain their goals. Our tagline of "our goal is to help you attain yours" says it all.