Borvin Beverage vs Craft Beer Cellar Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Borvin Beverage vs Craft Beer Cellar including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Borvin Beverage Franchise
Craft Beer Cellar Franchise
Investment $50,000 - $125,000$60,325 - $182,000
Franchise Fee $25,000 - $75,000$25,000
Royalty Fee 5%2%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19852010
Year Franchised 19922013
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee $2K-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Borvin Beverage Franchise
Craft Beer Cellar Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
  • Outside sales experience

    • Passion for Craft Beer, Beer Education & People (must have a base knowledge & understanding of beer and customer service) Desire to work for yourself $10.000 Franchise Fee 2% Royalties $45,000 - $100,000 initial investment, including Franchise Fee (finacial variable for location, size, etc.) 750 � 3500 Square Feet


    Financing Options
     
    Borvin Beverage Franchise
    Craft Beer Cellar Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees Yes/No-/-
    Start-up Costs No/No-/-
    Equipment No/No-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Borvin Beverage Franchise
    Craft Beer Cellar Franchise
    Training --
    Support Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluationsWe have a team of six (including the co-founders) that will work with you on everything from social media & marketing, real estate, ordering and sales projections, from the moment you decide to join our team until . . . forever!
    Marketing Co-op advertising-
    Operations 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3

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

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Borvin Beverage Franchise
    Craft Beer Cellar Franchise
    US Expansion -Yes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About Borvin Beverage

    Borvin Beverage Franchise Corporation (BBFC) was formed by Don Mikovch in 1992. Prior to forming BBFC, Don Mikovch served as CEO of several international high technology and broadcasting companies, where he received numerous awards and recognitions for his business achievements. In 1985 and after extensive worldwide travel, Don created Borvin Beverage (formerly Borvin Wines International), a wine importer and wholesale distributor located in Alexandria, Virginia.
    Borvin Beverage operated successfully which gave Don the additional knowledge, experience and incentive to franchise this business.

    About Craft Beer Cellar

    Craft Beer Cellar is on a quest to continue contributing to the advancement of the small but mighty, Craft Beer Industry - an industry that has more than doubled in sales in the past 10 years! Must have Passion for Craft Beer, Beer Education & People (must have a base knowledge & understanding of beer and customer service) Desire to work for yourself  750 - 3500 Square Feet of space We have an uber-focus on these markets, currently, but will consider any recommendation Download our Request For Consideration Form Once complete, please email to Andy Klie at the email address below. Please give us a minimum of 72 hours to go over your RFC. We'll be in touch about the best way to proceed and get you our Franchise Disclosure Document. We have great confidence in the team of people that we worked with to make franchising Craft Beer Cellar possible. If you have questions about opening your own Craft Beer Cellar or the process, please feel free to contact Andy Klie at any time. Andy Klie 800.222.3251 [email protected] If you have specific questions about Commercial Real Estate, locations, properties, and / or cities we are currently working on, please contact our Real Estate Guru, David Fatula: [email protected].