Jo to Go vs Cafe 2U Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Jo to Go vs Cafe 2U including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Jo to Go Franchise
Cafe 2U Franchise
Investment $82,500 - $786,000$109,146 - $154,621
Franchise Fee $25,000$25,000
Royalty Fee 7%$175/wk
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19982000
Year Franchised 20012005
Term Of Agreement 15 years-
Term Of Agreement 15 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Jo to Go Franchise
Cafe 2U Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
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    Financing Options
     
    Jo to Go Franchise
    Cafe 2U Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/Yes-/-
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Jo to Go Franchise
    Cafe 2U Franchise
    Training -On-The-Job Training: 1 week Classroom Training: 1 week Additional Training: At Grand Opening
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperativesNewsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertisingAd Templates
    Operations 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 7

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Jo to Go Franchise
    Cafe 2U Franchise
    US Expansion YesYes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion NoYes

    Company Overviews

    About Jo to Go

    It's the People That Make the Support Superior - The people at the Jo To Go Coffee - Franchise Support Center offices are all committed to supporting and growing our franchise system. They are dedicated and willing people that were found using the same hiring system we share with our franchisee partners.Jo To Go Coffee offers robust support from a collection of bright and talented professionals across marketing & advertising, real estate, graphic design, accounting, operations, training and franchise sales. Getting answers and assistance, even from the officers of the company, is only a phone call, email or a visit away. We look forward to meeting and serving you!

    About Cafe 2U

    Cafe2U is an Australian-born company which expanded into the United States in 2012.

    Cafe2U is a coffee house on wheels, delivering gourmet espresso drinks to workplaces where workers can't easily slip away for a gourmet coffee break.
    Cafe2U is proud to have been the pioneer of the mobile coffee industry in Australia and around the world, launching its first cafe vehicle in Sydney in 2000.
    The success experienced by our franchise partners by using our proven systems and processes have allowed Cafe2U to become the largest Mobile Coffee Franchise System in world with more than 245 franchises now operating is Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland, South Africa, and the USA.