Little Scoops vs 16 Handles Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Little Scoops vs 16 Handles including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Little Scoops Franchise
16 Handles Franchise
Investment $87,000 - $152,000$274,500 - $735,000
Franchise Fee $20,000$30,000
Royalty Fee $350/wk6%
Advertising Fee -2%
Year Founded 20022008
Year Franchised 20032010
Term Of Agreement 10 years10 years
Term Of Agreement 10 years10 years
Renewal Fee -10% of the then franchise fee


Business Experience Requirements
 
Little Scoops Franchise
16 Handles Franchise
Experience -Experienced business people, franchisees, and multi-unit operators

Financing Options
 
Little Scoops Franchise
16 Handles Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/NoNo/Yes
Start-up Costs No/YesNo/Yes
Equipment No/YesNo/Yes
Inventory No/NoNo/Yes
Receivables No/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support
 
Little Scoops Franchise
16 Handles Franchise
Training Ongoing support as needed2 Weeks of training at one of our corporate training stores in NYC 1 Week of on site training support by one of our Operations Specialists
Support Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperativesAs a 16 Handles franchise owner, you will receive full support services every step of the way. Through informative, on-site visits and a comprehensive, confidential operations manual, you will be assisted in all the critical areas, including but not limited to: site selection, building design, initial equipment purchases, hiring, management, food ordering and marketing. And you will have ongoing support from our experienced corporate team to guide you through building your business, controlling your costs and running your business efficiently all the way from post-deposit through grand opening and beyond.
Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks-
Operations 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15

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

A Franchise Business Consultant will be assigned to your store to assist with all business operations

Expansion Plans
 
Little Scoops Franchise
16 Handles Franchise
US Expansion YesYes
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion NoYes

Company Overviews

About Little Scoops

At Little Scoops, we believe birthday parties are about fun, not only for the kids, but also for the parents. A party at Little Scoops allows you to celebrate along with your kids, without having to worry about the clean up or the arrangement. Little Scoops is a children’s party place, featuring a retro 1950’s ice cream parlor motif. Partygoers are treated to a variety of interactive games all set to age-appropriate music and supervised by a staff of trained professionals. Pizza and soft drinks are served at all parties with other food options available at your request. At every Little Scoops party, children get to make their own ice cream sundaes with various colorful toppings.

About 16 Handles

The 16 Handles Brand is in High Demand. Launched in 2008, 16 Handles was New York's first self-serve pay-by-weight frozen yogurt shop and is still #1 in the city. We give our customers complete and total control over their creation with 16 different frozen yogurts and over 50 different toppings, with a menu offering products like Fro-Yo Cakes, Mega Mixes (take home pints), Toppings to Go, Fro-Yo Sandwiches, Whip-Ups, Waffle Bowls and Cones, Fruit Smoothies, Fro-Yo Hot Cocoa, and more! 16 Handles also offers an eye-catching in-store design, innovative marketing, and an amazing customer experience. We currently have over 40 stores across the East Coast and 150 international stores in development. Reasons to Invest! - #1 Frozen Yogurt Franchise Listed In The 2014 Future 50, Technomic - $780,915* AUV, Highest Among Our Competitors** - Taste The Difference In Quality - Hand Crafted, Proprietary Products With Kosher, Vegan, and Gluten Free Options Available Figures reflect averages for nineteen (19) stores as published under Item 19 of our 2014 Franchise Disclosure Document. As of December 31, 2013, we had twenty seven (27) Franchised Stores in operation, but only nineteen (19) of these Stores were open throughout the entire calendar year. We did not include the revenue figures for the eight (8) Franchised Stores that were not open for the entire 2013 calendar year, nor did we include the revenue figures for the Stores that are owned and operated by us and/or our affiliates. All of the franchisee information contained in Item 19 was provided to us by our franchisees through periodic reports required under the Franchise Agreement. **Competitors being Yogurtland, Pinkberry, Menchie's, sweetFrog, Orange Leaf, Red Mango, and TCBY, according to their respective 2014 FDD's, Item 19

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