Shefield Express vs Xing Fu Tang Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Shefield Express vs Xing Fu Tang including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Shefield Express Franchise
Xing Fu Tang Franchise
Investment $150,000 - $200,000$289,000 - $943,500
Franchise Fee $25,000N/A
Royalty Fee 5-8%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19962019
Year Franchised 19962020
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee $5K-


Business Experience Requirements

 
Shefield Express Franchise
Xing Fu Tang Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Shefield Express Franchise
Xing Fu Tang 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

 
Shefield Express Franchise
Xing Fu Tang Franchise
Training --
Support Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media-
Operations

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

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Expansion Plans

 
Shefield Express Franchise
Xing Fu Tang Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion YesYes

Company Overviews

About Shefield Express

After finding success with their Shefield & Sons and The Gourmet Cup concepts, founders Dieters and Wolfgang Lehmann decided to merge the two. In 1996 the doors to the first Shefield Gourmet location opened.

Each Shefield Gourmet store sells coffee, tea, cigars, cigarettes and other tobacco products.

About Xing Fu Tang

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The franchise that we offer is for a Xing Fu Tang business, a retail shop offering premium, Taiwanese-style boba or bubble tea beverages, featuring unique, stir fried, brown sugar tapioca pearls prepared according to a proprietary recipe, using high quality ingredients, and made fresh in front of the customer, and other menu items.

The initial investment necessary to begin operation of a Shop under a franchise agreement ranges from $289,000 to $673,500. This includes $135,000 to $160,000 that you must pay to the franchisor or its affiliates.
The initial investment necessary to begin operation of a Shop under a multi-unit development agreement depends on the number of Shops that you are authorized to develop and ranges from $404,000,000 to $943,500. This includes a development fees of $115,000 to 270,000 depending on the number of Shops that you are authorized to establish under the multi-unit development agreement.