The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe vs Heidi's Brooklyn Deli Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe vs Heidi's Brooklyn Deli including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe Franchise
Heidi's Brooklyn Deli Franchise
Investment $164,518 - $542,768$300,000 - $400,000
Franchise Fee $30,000$35,000
Royalty Fee 4%6%
Advertising Fee $5.3K/yr.-
Year Founded 19611994
Year Franchised 19772004
Term Of Agreement -15 years
Term Of Agreement -15 years
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe Franchise
Heidi's Brooklyn Deli Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
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    Financing Options
     
    The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe Franchise
    Heidi's Brooklyn Deli Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/NoNo/No
    Start-up Costs No/NoNo/No
    Equipment No/NoNo/No
    Inventory No/NoNo/No
    Receivables No/NoNo/No
    Payroll No/NoNo/No

    Training & Support
     
    The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe Franchise
    Heidi's Brooklyn Deli Franchise
    Training --
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations-
    Marketing --
    Operations

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe Franchise
    Heidi's Brooklyn Deli Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion NoNo
    International Expansion NoNo

    Company Overviews

    About The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe

    First sold exclusively in New York City gourmet shops, Haagen-Dazs ice cream started distribution in 1961. As word grew, the first franchises opened in the mid-1970s. Haagen-Dazs ice cream is distributed in more than 50 countries with shops in more than 600 locations.

    "Entrepreneur
    #397 in Franchise 500 for 2020.

    About Heidi's Brooklyn Deli

     

    Since being founded in 1994, Heidi's Brooklyn Deli has remained a family-owned and community oriented company and seeks partners who honor 'those' same values.

    We provide extensive training before, during and after your store opening.
    We are your partner as long as you are part of Heidi's family.
    Our bread and recipes are made from scratch the old fashioned way in each location...Yes, you will learn how to bake!
    Whenever possible, we source nitrate-free, hormone-free and antibiotic-free meats and organic cheeses. Our sources are often family-owned humane farms and ranches with sustainable practices.
    We are committed to sourcing more & more of our building materials & products from environmentally-friendly partners with sustainable practices.
    We want to be your neighborhood choice for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Our food is special, therefore we do not seek to be on every street corner.
    We seek to find the right location and using our decades of experience, design a store that is cost efficient to build and cost effective to operate.