Icebox/Soupbox vs Shakeaway Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Icebox/Soupbox vs Shakeaway including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
Shakeaway Franchise
Investment $69,500 - $174,500$122,800 - $200,750
Franchise Fee $14,000 - $20,000$26,750
Royalty Fee 4%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19951999
Year Franchised 19981998
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee Negotiable-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
Shakeaway Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
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    Financing Options
     
    Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
    Shakeaway Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/No-/-
    Start-up Costs No/No-/-
    Equipment No/No-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
    Shakeaway Franchise
    Training --
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising-
    Operations 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
    Shakeaway Franchise
    US Expansion -Yes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion YesYes

    Company Overviews

    About Icebox/Soupbox

    Before opening his first store, Jamie Taerbaum stood outside a Baskin-Robbins store to figure out how many customers an ice cream store could expect at different times of day, on different days of the week, and in different weather conditions. Armed with this research, the young business school graduate opened the original Icebox/Soupbox store in 1995 in Chicago.

    In the spring and summer, Icebox operates as a retailer of Icyfruit, a mixture of fruit juice, sugar, water and chunks of fruit that comes in 20 flavors. Throughout the fall and winter, it becomes a Soupbox store, offering a wide variety of soups.

    About Shakeaway

    "ShakeAway

    Shakeaway is the world’s largest milkshake bar company and the original re-inventor of the milkshake since 1999, with over 50 stores in the UK, Jordan, Timor Leste and Poland, with many more locations to follow including India, the UAE, South Africa, Colombia, Iraq, Canada & Thailand.
    Shakeaway is an innovative and successful company that has created a market within the cold dessert industry; we are renowned for re-inventing hand made to order milkshakes, smoothies, 100% fat free frozen yoghurt desserts, refreshing shaved ice and lower fat fries.
    No one makes a milkshake taste the way Shakeaway do as you eat and drink our shakes that are all hand made to order.
    The choices are endless such as ferrero rocher and daim bar, real fresh fruit such as banana and passion fruit, luxury shakes such as red velvet cake and salted caramel, the millionaire’s milkshake made with real 23 carat edible gold and amazing fizzy soda shakes made with real coke, fanta zero and more.
    With over 180 milkshake flavours, there really are millions of possible combinations which is why you truly can “live forever and never have the same milkshake twice”.
    Get involved in this fun, fast growing and profitable franchise now and become part of the world’s largest milkshake bar company.

    Shakeaway stores promise a vibrant atmosphere that includes Shakeaway Radio and TV channels for our customers to enjoy.