Cafe Barbera vs Boston Coffeehouse Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Cafe Barbera Franchise
Boston Coffeehouse Franchise
Investment $187,000 - $305,000$174,750 - $300,000
Franchise Fee $35,000$25,000
Royalty Fee 6%6%
Advertising Fee $500/mo. or 1% Local +$350 Nat'l-
Year Founded 1870-
Year Franchised 2007-
Term Of Agreement --
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Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Cafe Barbera Franchise
Boston Coffeehouse Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Cafe Barbera Franchise
Boston Coffeehouse Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
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Training & Support

 
Cafe Barbera Franchise
Boston Coffeehouse Franchise
Training --
Support -Our proprietary recipes and our training program will provide all the information and hands-on experience you need to operate efficiently and successfully, and we offer comprehensive support from day one, including: * Site Selection Assistance * Hands-On Training * Opening Support * Marketing Support * Building Design * Operations Manual * Menus * Continuing Support
Marketing We have always relied upon a community outreach and participation philosophy that customers understand as supportive of their personal lives and interests. That same “good life” marketing strategy is being applied to the Cafè Barbera brand. Family, friends, neighbors, schools, employers, congregations, service and social groups, non-profits and associations, fan/booster clubs and athletics all connect as groups with a shared, common interest in which the Cafè Barbera brand can participate and be engaged.-
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Expansion Plans

 
Cafe Barbera Franchise
Boston Coffeehouse Franchise
US Expansion Yes-
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion Yes-

Company Overviews

About Cafe Barbera

It all starts with coffee from Italy’s oldest coffee roasting company.
Southern Italy 1870. The bracing air of early morning is enriched with intense fragrance in via Garibaldi where the little shop of colonial products radiate light and aromas onto the street. The source of this aroma is the coffee shop of Domenico Barbera, "the magician”, as his affectionate customers nicknamed him. Every day Domenico roasts fresh coffee with passion and dedication on his new coal-fired roaster, "Tornado” that was pride and joy of the Barbera family.

Cafè Barbera provides a great opportunity to own a business with a rich tradition and history in a great industry.
  Cafè Barbera is committed to helping you reach your dreams of success and independence by always treating you with the same care, dedication and attention to detail of our founder so that you too may enjoy "the good life.” A Cafè Barbera Franchise receives the following benefits:

About Boston Coffeehouse

Boston Coffeehouse® offers you the opportunity to own and operate a Boston Coffeehouse® franchise featuring our exceptional coffees as well as breakfast and lunch favorites in a comfortable old world Boston. Boston Coffeehouse® is available for shopping centers, multi use developments, lifestyle centers, mega centers, entertainment centers, and urban locations between 1,400 and 2,000 square feet.