Cafe Ala Carte vs Xing Fu Tang Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Cafe Ala Carte vs Xing Fu Tang including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Cafe Ala Carte Franchise
Xing Fu Tang Franchise
Investment $56,200 - $123,300$289,000 - $943,500
Franchise Fee $25,000N/A
Royalty Fee 8-5%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19962019
Year Franchised 20002020
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee The then-current franchise fee-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Cafe Ala Carte Franchise
Xing Fu Tang Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Cafe Ala Carte Franchise
Xing Fu Tang Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/No-/-
Start-up Costs No/No-/-
Equipment No/Yes-/-
Inventory No/No-/-
Receivables No/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support
 
Cafe Ala Carte Franchise
Xing Fu Tang Franchise
Training --
Support Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet-
Marketing Ad slicks-
Operations Franchise can be run from home.

International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2

Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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Expansion Plans
 
Cafe Ala Carte Franchise
Xing Fu Tang Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion YesYes

Company Overviews

About Cafe Ala Carte

Since 1996, Cafe Ala Carte provides a unique service to the food and beverage industry by capitalizing on the popularity of specialty coffees. By creating a niche in this market, people are experiencing a new and exciting idea for their events. Most franchises are simply duplicated or reinvented ideas. But Cafe Ala Carte is among the first of its kind. Our system has proven successful, and allows us to capitalize on one of the world's fastest growing trends.

About Xing Fu Tang

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The franchise that we offer is for a Xing Fu Tang business, a retail shop offering premium, Taiwanese-style boba or bubble tea beverages, featuring unique, stir fried, brown sugar tapioca pearls prepared according to a proprietary recipe, using high quality ingredients, and made fresh in front of the customer, and other menu items.

The initial investment necessary to begin operation of a Shop under a franchise agreement ranges from $289,000 to $673,500. This includes $135,000 to $160,000 that you must pay to the franchisor or its affiliates.
The initial investment necessary to begin operation of a Shop under a multi-unit development agreement depends on the number of Shops that you are authorized to develop and ranges from $404,000,000 to $943,500. This includes a development fees of $115,000 to 270,000 depending on the number of Shops that you are authorized to establish under the multi-unit development agreement.