Hawaii's Java Kai vs Tapioca Express Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Hawaii's Java Kai vs Tapioca Express including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Hawaii's Java Kai Franchise
Tapioca Express Franchise
Investment $168,990 - $355,900$200,000 - $420,000
Franchise Fee $30,000$15,000
Royalty Fee 6%$0.055/cup
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19971999
Year Franchised 20002000
Term Of Agreement 20 years-
Term Of Agreement 20 years-
Renewal Fee -$3K for 2 years


Business Experience Requirements
 
Hawaii's Java Kai Franchise
Tapioca Express Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience

  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
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    Financing Options
     
    Hawaii's Java Kai Franchise
    Tapioca Express Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees Yes/NoNo/No
    Start-up Costs No/YesNo/No
    Equipment No/YesNo/No
    Inventory No/YesNo/No
    Receivables No/NoNo/No
    Payroll No/NoNo/No

    Training & Support
     
    Hawaii's Java Kai Franchise
    Tapioca Express Franchise
    Training --
    Support Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperativesNewsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertisingCo-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising
    Operations International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10

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

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5

    100% of current franchisees are owner/operators

    Expansion Plans
     
    Hawaii's Java Kai Franchise
    Tapioca Express Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion NoNo
    International Expansion YesYes

    Company Overviews

    About Hawaii's Java Kai

    Looking for a great opportunity to bring the taste and ambiance of Hawaii to your town? Join the Java Kai O'hana family and bring this exciting opportunity to your neighborhood. Hawaii's Java Kai coffee is made from 100% Kona Coffee, the most well known of the Hawaiian coffees. It's a perfect balance of flavor, body and aroma. Java Kai offers a wide variety of coffees from Hawaii's homeland. As a franchisee, Java Kai will teach you everything you need to know about coffee to give you that extra edge for creating a successful business. The franchise includes use of all trademarks owned by the Franchisor, as well as all benefits of using the Java Kai System. The system includes all proprietary recipes and menu items, the distinctive exterior and interior layout along with their design and color scheme. They will also provide you with exclusively designed signage and decorations, along with the HAWAII'S JAVA KAI Confidential Operations Manual. As a franchisee, you are supported in all aspects of business in order to help you become a successful entrepreneur.

    About Tapioca Express

    Wayne and Stephanie, passionate about their Taiwanese heritage, opened the first Tapioca Express store in the San Gabriel Valley in 1999 �" one of the very first boba chains in the United States. Since the beginning,
    Tapioca Express has harvested the finest ingredients from Taiwan and continually provides quality teas, boba, and snacks. However, we did not foresee that boba’s popularity would manifest into its own culture and become an everyday lifestyle. Today, Tapioca Express expands across California and into other states, including Washington, Texas, and Virginia. In our two decades of experience in brewing, we focus on nurturing and enriching communities with the finest teas, coffee, and boba.
    Tapioca beverage is a various combination of black or green tea, milk, juice, coffee, and small marbles of tapioca (a.k.a. "black pearl" or "boba", made from Tapioca starch, water, corn starch and natural flavors.) It originated in Tai-Chung City (in Taiwan) around 1981, and soon spread across Asia. In the late 90s, it traveled to North America and has quickly become a raging trendy drink on both coasts. It is perceived as a relatively healthier beverage than soft drinks or coffee, and a lot more fun, too.Tapioca Express was the first in North America to offer a wide selection of high quality tapioca beverage adhering to a consistently high professional standard. Since opening its first store in the city of Alhambra (located in the Greater Los Angeles, California),
    Tapioca Express has become synonymous to quality and innovation.