Kettleman's Bagel vs Great American Cookie Company Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Kettleman's Bagel vs Great American Cookie Company including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Kettleman's Bagel Franchise	Great American Cookie Company Franchise
Investment	$300,000 - $450,000	$177,700 - $476,135
Franchise Fee	$25,000	$15,000 - $35,000
Royalty Fee	6%	6%
Advertising Fee	-	1.5%
Year Founded	1992	1977
Year Franchised	1996	1977
Term Of Agreement	10 years	Concurrent with lease
Term Of Agreement	10 years	Concurrent with lease
Renewal Fee	25% of initial franchise fee	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Kettleman's Bagel Franchise	Great American Cookie Company Franchise
Experience	Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills Must be customer service-oriented	Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills
Financing Options
	Kettleman's Bagel Franchise	Great American Cookie Company Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/No	No/Yes
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	No/Yes
Equipment	No/Yes	No/Yes
Inventory	No/No	No/Yes
Receivables	No/No	No/No
Payroll	No/No	No/No
Training & Support
	Kettleman's Bagel Franchise	Great American Cookie Company Franchise
Training	-	On-The-Job Training: 37 hours Classroom Training: 36.5 hours
Support	Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives	Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection
Marketing	Co-op advertising	Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app
Operations	International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.
Expansion Plans
	Kettleman's Bagel Franchise	Great American Cookie Company Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	-
Canada Expansion	No	No
International Expansion	Yes	No

Company Overviews

About Kettleman's Bagel

A young company - long on tradition. That is why Kettleman's Bagel Company makes the best bagels around. However, tradition does not mean much if the authenticity is gone. Our bagels are made by bakers who knead the dough, cut it with a knife, roll it out by hand, boil it honey water to seal in the moisture, and bake them in a wood burning oven. Just the traditional and original attention to detail which one expects when they go to an old-fashioned bagel shop. Our system is easy - roll, kettle, and bake traditional bagels in a wood buring-oven using hand picked hardwood, and give each customer a bag full of hot bagels each time they come to Kettleman's Bagel Co. One of the reasons we are so successful is that we offer our customers a "no-wall" experience. When customers walk into our bagel shop, the first thing they see is the Kettleman's Bagel Roller working and rolling fresh bagels. Behind the Bagel Roller is the Baker who finishes the bagels with fresh poppy or sesame seeds and bakes them for about twenty minutes in our wood-burning oven. Once the process is complete, and it is an active process of carefully turning over the bagels away from the open hot wood flames, the bagels are ready to be eaten. The customers' "no-wall" experience means not only they get to watch the entire show, but also that they get to inspect our standards of production and hygiene. We have nothing to hide and our customers love it.

About Great American Cookie Company

Beginning an establishment is an interest in your vocation AND your group! Don't you need to be the one to convey the treat cake to your neighborhood?

On August 24, 1998, Mrs. Fields Original Cookies Inc. procured the organization. Mrs. Fields Famous Brands incorporates The Original Cookie Company, Pretzel Time, Hot Sam, Pretzelmaker and Mrs. Fields Cookies

Franchisor is seeking new franchise units throughout the U.S., Africa, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Central America, Middle East, Mexico, South America

Veteran Incentives  25% off first-store franchise fee