Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe vs Mrs. Powell's Bakery Eatery Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe vs Mrs. Powell's Bakery Eatery including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe Franchise
Mrs. Powell's Bakery Eatery Franchise
Investment $159,000 - $475,000$125,000 - $160,000
Franchise Fee $47,500 - $57,500$25,000
Royalty Fee 5%5%
Advertising Fee -3%
Year Founded 19981984
Year Franchised 19981986
Term Of Agreement 5 years10 Years +10
Term Of Agreement 5 years10 Years +10
Renewal Fee negotiated-


Business Experience Requirements

 
Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe Franchise
Mrs. Powell's Bakery Eatery Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • -

    Financing Options

     
    Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe Franchise
    Mrs. Powell's Bakery Eatery 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

     
    Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe Franchise
    Mrs. Powell's Bakery Eatery Franchise
    Training -1. Head Office 1 Week 2. Franchised Store 1 Week 3. Own Store 1 Week
    Support Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluationsField Operation Evaluation

    Field Training

    Initial Store Opening

    Inventory Control

    Franchisee Newsletter

    Regional or National Meetings: At Additional Cost

    Marketing Regional advertising-
    Operations 80% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 7 - 7

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

    Average Number of Employees: 2 Full-time, 4 Part-time

    Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged


    Expansion Plans

     
    Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe Franchise
    Mrs. Powell's Bakery Eatery Franchise
    US Expansion YesYes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion YesYes

    Company Overviews

    About Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe

    Are you interested in partnering with a world class food company with the most unique product offering to hit the QSR industry in years? We’re excited about the opportunities too! Beard Papa’s Cream Puff products and operations are proven. Backed by over six years of operating experience and over 240 cream puff stores in Japan and other areas in Asia, we are part of the Muginoho Group family with various restaurant concepts in Japan and other areas in Asia. The trademark of our cream puff specialty stores is a "beard papa" against a bright yellow background. We stuff each crunchy puff with whipped cream custard every time an order is placed. You can watch as they are being created in the store. Everyday we bake choux pastry shells and prepare our special, secret recipe of whipped cream custard in our store. Our motto is to serve only the freshest cream puffs from beard papa's kitchen. Our cream puffs do not contain any preservatives. Only the highest quality ingredients go into making them because we want to serve you only the best. We use only natural-grown vanilla beans.
     
    Since 1999, Beard Papa’s has been baking the world’s best cream puffs. We began in Japan and have expanded to over 400 stores in 15 countries and territories! We are committed to bring you a pastry that is super oishii! (delicious!).

    About Mrs. Powell's Bakery Eatery

    Mrs. Powell's has been in business since 1984.  We specialize in Cinnamon Rolls, but we do much more than that! We have white and wheat bread, dinner rolls, sugar cookies, chocolate chip cookies, brownies, soup, sandwiches and so much more.  What we really do is take care of one of the things you don't have time for anymore - baking. We cater and are always up for custom creations.