Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls vs Great American Cookie Company Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls Franchise	Great American Cookie Company Franchise
Investment	$69,000 - $130,500	$177,700 - $476,135
Franchise Fee	$25,000	$15,000 - $35,000
Royalty Fee	5%	6%
Advertising Fee	-	1.5%
Year Founded	1985	1977
Year Franchised	1986	1977
Term Of Agreement	10 years	Concurrent with lease
Term Of Agreement	10 years	Concurrent with lease
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls Franchise	Great American Cookie Company Franchise
Experience	General business experience	Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills
Financing Options
	Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls Franchise	Great American Cookie Company Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/No	No/Yes
Start-up Costs	No/No	No/Yes
Equipment	No/No	No/Yes
Inventory	No/No	No/Yes
Receivables	No/No	No/No
Payroll	No/No	No/No
Training & Support
	Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls Franchise	Great American Cookie Company Franchise
Training	-	On-The-Job Training: 37 hours Classroom Training: 36.5 hours
Support	Newsletter, 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	Ad slicks	Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app
Operations	10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.
Expansion Plans
	Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls Franchise	Great American Cookie Company Franchise
US Expansion	-	-
Canada Expansion	No	No
International Expansion	Yes	No

Company Overviews

About Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls

Cindy and Tom Harris were inspired to open their own shop after seeing customers line up to watch warm cinnamon rolls come out of the oven at a bakery. The couple felt making and selling warm cinnamon rolls in a mall would be a hit, so they opened their first Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls store in Fort Collins, Colorado, in 1985. Customers were drawn to the store by the smell of the baking rolls, and would line up for the warm rolls and coffee.

Cindy's began franchising in 1986 and now has stores in malls across the United States in addition to several international locations.

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