Icebox/Soupbox vs Bambu Desserts & Drinks Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
Bambu Desserts & Drinks Franchise
Investment $69,500 - $174,500$141,500 - $304,200
Franchise Fee $14,000 - $20,000$40,000 - $80,000
Royalty Fee 4%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19952014
Year Franchised 19982014
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee Negotiable-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
Bambu Desserts & Drinks Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
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    Financing Options
     
    Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
    Bambu Desserts & Drinks 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
    Bambu Desserts & Drinks 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
    Bambu Desserts & Drinks Franchise
    US Expansion -Yes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    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 Bambu Desserts & Drinks

    Bambu Desserts & Drinks serves distinctive Asian-inspired Che, unique boba teas, Vietnamese coffees, exotic fruit smoothies and juices ordered directly off our colorful menu or custom-made “just the way” our customers love it. Besides our house made, vegan-friendly, gluten and dairy-free Che, we are also known for our incredibly friendly service. Bambu Desserts & Drinks is not just the next generation in a continuing waive of Asian-influenced drink shops. Bambu Desserts & Drinks is here to stay.
    Bambu Franchising, LLC is offering passionate entrepreneurs the opportunity to open one or more Bambu Desserts & Drinks Shoppes using Bambu’s valuable intellectual property including our brand, proprietary recipes, and unique processes. Our franchise model recommends, but does not dictate, the way you run your business except as it relates maximizing your workflow and protecting the Bambu brand, recipes and quality of our drinks. We also believe your financial information is between you and your financial professional, so we charge no fees based on a percentage of your revenue. This creates a friendly relationship between us, the franchisor, and you, the franchisee.

    The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Bambu Desserts & Drinks franchise ranges from $141,500 to $304,200. This includes $47,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or affiliates. The franchisor may offer to qualified candidates the right to develop multiple Bambu Desserts & Drinks shoppes under the terms of a Multi-Unit Development Agreement, in which case the total investment stated above will increase by an amount equal to an initial $15,000 times the number of additional Bambu Desserts & Drinks shoppes to be developed under the Multi-Unit Development Agreement, which amounts are paid to the franchisor. A franchisee entering into a Multi-Unit Development Agreement must purchase its first Bambu Desserts & Drinks franchise at the time it enters into the Multi-Unit