Subway vs Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Subway vs Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Subway Franchise	Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery Franchise
Investment	$139,550 - $342,400	$385,000 - $595,000
Franchise Fee	$15,000	$35,000
Royalty Fee	8%	7%
Advertising Fee	4.5%	2%
Year Founded	1965	1991
Year Franchised	1974	2005
Term Of Agreement	20 years	-
Term Of Agreement	20 years	-
Renewal Fee	none	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Subway Franchise	Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery Franchise
Experience	General business experience	-
Financing Options
	Subway Franchise	Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	Yes/Yes	-/-
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	-/-
Equipment	Yes/Yes	-/-
Inventory	No/Yes	-/-
Receivables	No/No	-/-
Payroll	No/No	-/-
Training & Support
	Subway Franchise	Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery Franchise
Training	On-The-Job Training: 33 hours Classroom Training: 62 hours Additional Training: Training available in Australia, China, Germany, India, Montreal, Canada & Miami	Our Training Program equips you with the skills and knowledge you need to operate your Good Earth Coffeehouse. Training is held at Good Earth’s corporate offices and a training store, both in Calgary, Alberta. The cost of our Training Program is included in the franchise fee, although you will have personal expenses including transportation, meals, and accommodations while training. All Good Earth Franchise Partners are required to attend and successfully complete the training program.
Support	Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform	-
Marketing	Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app	* Ongoing use of Good Earth Cafes Ltd. Trademarks and Operating System * National Marketing Program * Local Marketing Guidance * Corporate Communication Programs
Operations	65% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8-12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	-
Expansion Plans
	Subway Franchise	Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	-
Canada Expansion	No	-
International Expansion	Yes	-

Company Overviews

About Subway

In 1965, 17-year-old Fred DeLuca and family companion Peter Buck opened Pete's Super Submarines in Bridgeport, Connecticut. With a credit from Buck for just $1,000, DeLuca trusted the modest sandwich shop would procure enough to put him through school. In the wake of battling through the initial couple of years, the organizers changed the organization's name to Subway and started diversifying in 1974. Offering a new, solid contrasting option to fast-food eateries, Subway has establishments all through the United States and in a few nations, with areas in customary and nontraditional locales alike.

In contrast with different rivals in the fast food industry, where franchisees need to pay millions, - for example, McDonald's ($1-2 million) and KFC ($1.3-2.5 million), investors in Subway need to pay just a portion of that.

The total investment is an estimated $150,050 - $328,700 in the United States and $102,000 to $234,000 in Canada.

Veteran Incentives  Franchise fee waived if opening on a military/government location; 50% off franchise fee if opening on non-government location but receiving government financing

About Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery

The first Good Earth Coffeehouse opened in Calgary on a hot summer day in 1991. Our Founders, Nan Eskenazi and Michael Going, began with a desire to serve exceptional coffee and wholesome food, with a down-to-earth attitude. Nan hailed from the Pacific Northwest - a coffee mecca of sorts - thus she was in charge of creating the coffee part of Good Earth. Michael grew up on ranches in Southern Alberta and so he had a taste for real, good food and had the recipes too! Between the two of them they got Good Earth off to a good start. Since then many other folks have become a part of Good Earth. And they all brought great ideas, experiences, and recipes with them.

Now there are over forty cafes. They are warm and inviting places where people like to meet… for coffee, breakfast, lunch, a treat, a business meeting, dinner, a book club, a date, a break, a support group, a political uprising, or any other reason people like to get together! Many of our cafes feature communal seating, some furniture made from reclaimed wood (that means it was part of an old building and now has a new life in Good Earth), local art and sometimes live music.

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