Distinctly Tea vs Euro Cafe Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Distinctly Tea Franchise	Euro Cafe Franchise
Investment	$160,000 - $230,000	$248,400 - $445,500
Franchise Fee	$20,000	$15,000
Royalty Fee	-	4.5%
Advertising Fee	-	1%
Year Founded	2003	1997
Year Franchised	2009	2017
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Distinctly Tea Franchise	Euro Cafe Franchise
Experience	-	-
Financing Options
	Distinctly Tea Franchise	Euro Cafe Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	-/-	-/Yes
Start-up Costs	-/-	-/Yes
Equipment	-/-	-/Yes
Inventory	-/-	-/Yes
Receivables	-/-	-/Yes
Payroll	-/-	-/Yes
Training & Support
	Distinctly Tea Franchise	Euro Cafe Franchise
Training	-	Classroom Training: 243 hours
Support	-	Grand Opening
Marketing	-	-
Operations	-	Number of Employees Required to Run: 17
Expansion Plans
	Distinctly Tea Franchise	Euro Cafe Franchise
US Expansion	-	-
Canada Expansion	Yes	-
International Expansion	-	-

Company Overviews

About Distinctly Tea

As tea is the second most popular beverage in the world behind water, Distinctly Tea has available over 350 varieties to satisfy the full range of tastes that have developed. Commencing business in 2003 in Stratford Ontario, Peter Barker has developed a successful retail format and a thriving tea blending business that serves this growing segment of the beverage industry. Locations may also retail tea beverages by the cup if appropriate.

About Euro Cafe

Owning a Euro Café provides you an opportunity to partner with an industry leader in a highly competitive industry whose sales grow more and more annually. Do not let the competitive nature of the industry stifle you. Our concept is unlike any other. We have geared our company to provide you with knowledge, support and training that will allow you to effectively meet and surpass any consumer expectations.

• Produces and serves the highest quality specialty coffee, hot and cold.
• Serves a variety of healthy food, like basmati rice bowls and salad bowls, custom-made to order.
• Offers a variety of grab-and-go items as each location demands.
• Provides customers with a comfortable, social, and friendly atmosphere with free Wi-Fi.

We offer two different types of franchise opportunities. You can choose to own a single unit franchise which allows you to operate your own Euro Café in a protected territory of your choice. We also offer area development franchises for those looking to lock down a larger territory and slowly build a series of Euro Café locations/territories.
Euro Café offers a comprehensive and hands on training program in order to ensure that franchisee are 100% equipped with the knowledge, skills and expertise to successfully operate their own center. Our multi-phase training includes hours of hands on training at one of our already established locations in addition to many hours of ongoing support at your newly established location.