Ruffin's Pet Centres vs Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Ruffin's Pet Centres vs Just Dogs! Gourmet including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
Investment $150,000 - $200,000 $75,000 - $125,000
Franchise Fee $20,000 $25,000
Royalty Fee 4% 3%
Advertising Fee 1% -
Year Founded 1985 2001
Year Franchised 1987 2003
Term Of Agreement 5 years 10 years
Term Of Agreement 5 years 10 years
Renewal Fee - $2.5K


Business Experience Requirements

 
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
Experience - -

Financing Options

 
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
  In-House/3rd Party In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/No No/No
Start-up Costs No/No No/No
Equipment No/No No/Yes
Inventory No/No No/Yes
Receivables No/No No/No
Payroll No/No No/No

Training & Support

 
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
Training -

Our qualified field staff will be there during store construction, set-up and your Grand Opening to make sure your staff is fully trained to do it the Just Dogs! Gourmet way. Home Office Business Training Bakery and Treat Decoration Training Store Operations Training Just Dogs! Administration System Point of Sale (POS) Systems Training

Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives
Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising Ad slicks, Regional advertising
Operations 0% 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)

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

Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)


Expansion Plans

 
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
US Expansion - -
Canada Expansion No No
International Expansion Yes Yes

Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile

Investment
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
$150,000 - $200,000
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
$75,000 - $125,000
Franchise Fee
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
$20,000
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
$25,000
Royalty Fee
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
4%
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
3%
Advertising Fee
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
1%
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
-
Year Founded
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
1985
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
2001
Year Franchised
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
1987
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
2003
Term Of Agreement
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
5 years
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
10 years
Renewal Fee
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
-
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
$2.5K


Business Experience Requirements

Experience
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
-
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
-

Financing Options

  In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
No/No
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
No/No
Start-up Costs
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
No/No
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
No/No
Equipment
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
No/No
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
No/Yes
Inventory
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
No/No
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
No/Yes
Receivables
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
No/No
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
No/No
Payroll
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
No/No
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
No/No

Training & Support

Training
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
-
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise

Our qualified field staff will be there during store construction, set-up and your Grand Opening to make sure your staff is fully trained to do it the Just Dogs! Gourmet way. Home Office Business Training Bakery and Treat Decoration Training Store Operations Training Just Dogs! Administration System Point of Sale (POS) Systems Training

Support
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives
Marketing
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
Ad slicks, Regional advertising
Operations
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
0% 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)

Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise

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

Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)


Expansion Plans

US Expansion
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
-
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
-
Canada Expansion
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
No
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
No
International Expansion
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
Yes
Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise
Yes

Company Overviews

About Ruffin's Pet Centres

Ruffin's Pet Centre started in a small town in Southern Ontario. The founder of the company opened a retail outlet after observing first-hand the success of a discount pet food chain. By combining the best features of a pet store with the benefits of a pet food store - the store was an immediate success. The pet industry proved to a growing enterprise and led to franchising, with the first store sold in September 1986 in Grimsby, Ontario. Since then we have added a 10,000 sq ft warehouse, hundreds of private label products and the most comprehensive line of pet food in the industry. After decades of success Ruffin's continues to provide pet owners the best products, selection and price. Ruffin's also provides a fantastic opportunity for pet business ownership with two retail pet franchise concepts available. Overall Ruffin's is the number one choice for success with pets!

About Just Dogs! Gourmet

NO LONGER FRANCHISING