Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas vs Scandinavian Shave Ice Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas vs Scandinavian Shave Ice including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Franchise
Scandinavian Shave Ice Franchise
Investment $1,250,000 - $2,000,000$131,400 - $297,700
Franchise Fee $75,000$30,000
Royalty Fee 5%-
Advertising Fee 0.8%-
Year Founded 19971992
Year Franchised 20032007
Term Of Agreement 10 years +10-
Term Of Agreement 10 years +10-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Franchise
Scandinavian Shave Ice Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Franchise
Scandinavian Shave Ice Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
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Training & Support

 
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Franchise
Scandinavian Shave Ice Franchise
Training Austin, TX Four weeks

On-site Two weeks

Training will be available both at our company headquarters in Kailua Kona Hawaii for one week and at your location for one week. Training will be conducted by members of our management team. Training will be provided for 2 persons per franchised business. Ongoing training is also available.
Support --
Marketing Co-Op Advertising

National Advertising

Regional Advertising

Ad Slicks, Brochures, Coupons/rebates, Direct Mailers, Emails Additional Services: Grand Opening, In-house Marketing, Marketing Research, Newsletter, Online Extranet, Press Releases Other Marketing Support: Pre-Show Media

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Operations Average Number of Employees: 7 Full-time, 60 Part-time-

Expansion Plans

 
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Franchise
Scandinavian Shave Ice Franchise
US Expansion Yes-
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

About Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas

We want to share the quality experience of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema with people nationwide. 
We have world-wide recognition as a leader in the cinema/dining concept.
We strive for excellence in quality, service, sound quality and film presentation.
We have received excellent reviews in national and international publications because
of the experience we create with our no-talking policy and our pre-show philosophy.
We have become a household name with hard-core movie fans for our unique events.
We are looking for partners experienced in the hospitality business.

About Scandinavian Shave Ice

NO LONGER FRANCHISING

The Scandinavian Shave Ice franchise is an excellent opportunity for you to own your own business in a growing industry with high growth potential. Scandinavian Shave Ice is a shave ice retail store located in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. We offer Hawaiian shave ice, locally produced ice cream, and Internet services. We will also offer in our mainland franchise stores 100% Kona coffee drinks. To support our current growth plans, we seek qualified individuals with passion, energy and drive, who are capable of using our systems and support to develop their own successful business. We work with entrepreneurs to build strong and successful shave ice retail stores. Our experience and leading edge systems provides each shave ice retail store franchise with the direction that helps them achieve the goals they have for their business.