Abbott's Frozen Custard vs Tikiz Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Abbott's Frozen Custard vs Tikiz including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Abbott's Frozen Custard Franchise
Tikiz Franchise
Investment $332,254 - $571,634$132,500 - $146,000
Franchise Fee $37,000$20,000
Royalty Fee 5.5%-
Advertising Fee 0.19Cents/Gal.-
Year Founded 19022011
Year Franchised 19772012
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Abbott's Frozen Custard Franchise
Tikiz Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Abbott's Frozen Custard Franchise
Tikiz Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-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
 
Abbott's Frozen Custard Franchise
Tikiz Franchise
Training 3 days at Scoop School and 10 days of on-site training at your location, where we teach you everything you need to know to operate and manage an Abbott's Frozen Custard store.-
Support Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks-
Operations

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 6

Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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Expansion Plans
 
Abbott's Frozen Custard Franchise
Tikiz Franchise
US Expansion --
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion Yes-

Company Overviews

About Abbott's Frozen Custard

Abbott's Frozen Custard has stood for quality for over 100 years in Upstate New York. Back in the 1920s, people started treating themselves to Abbott's Frozen Custard down at Charlotte Beach on Lake Ontario. Today, the company has grown with franchises spreading out in Rochester, Syracuse and New York's Finger Lakes region. No matter where our stores are located, success has come about because our driving principle is to make the best frozen custard on earth .

The total investment necessary to begin operation of an Abbott’s Frozen Custard franchise is between $332,254 and $571,634. This includes an initial franchise fee of $37,000, and other initial fees of $138,354 to $156,801 that must be paid to the franchisor or affiliates for your first Abbott’s Store.
If you choose to enter into a Development Agreement, you must open a minimum of three stores. The total investment necessary under the Development Agreement is between $996,762 to $1,714,902. This includes $111,000 and other initial fees of $415,062 to $470,403 that must be paid to the franchisor or affiliates to open three stores.

About Tikiz

The Tikiz Truck was designed from the ground up to be a one-of-a-kind eye catching shaved ice and ice cream truck. During the conceptual stages of building the Tikiz truck, there were no limits on the custom components placed on and in the truck to make sure it was the wildest, most appealing shaved ice and ice cream truck someone would ever see. Some of the key features include: Brand New Ford heavy-duty chassis and truck body Self serving, patent-pending "Surv-Board" where customers can dispense their own custom fruit syrup creations An exotic highly visible Hawaiian beach themed vehicle wrap Custom real surf board lighted signs No generators. Everything runs from high output batteries that charge over-night or from the trucks alternator Top of the line high output Ice Shaver. Produces 400 to 600 small shaved ice within an hour Custom built stainless steel and aluminum cabinets, quality refrigeration equipment, advanced electronic gauges, self contained water system & more Aftermarket custom 20" inch chrome wheels with specialty fire design tires Inviting tropical steel drum music playing on an exterior Bose speakers Custom HID headlight bulbs, LED strobe lights and under truck neon lights bring major attention to the vehicle at night 20' tall Air Dancer inflatable Tikiz character for use at special events, parties and FUNdraisers Many More Exciting Features!