Juice It Up! vs Strickland's Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Juice It Up! vs Strickland's including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Juice It Up! Franchise	Strickland's Franchise
Investment	$214,375 - $390,475	$188,500 - $315,000
Franchise Fee	$25,000	$25,000
Royalty Fee	6%	6%
Advertising Fee	2%	-
Year Founded	1995	1936
Year Franchised	1998	2002
Term Of Agreement	10 years	15 years
Term Of Agreement	10 years	15 years
Renewal Fee	-	$500
Business Experience Requirements
	Juice It Up! Franchise	Strickland's Franchise
Experience	General business experience Marketing skills	-
Financing Options
	Juice It Up! Franchise	Strickland's Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/Yes	No/No
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	No/No
Equipment	No/Yes	No/No
Inventory	No/Yes	No/No
Receivables	No/Yes	No/No
Payroll	No/Yes	No/No
Training & Support
	Juice It Up! Franchise	Strickland's Franchise
Training	Comprehensive Franchise Training Program consisting of an Orientation, Initial Franchise Training (pre-store start up), and “On The Job” Training, including a complete set of training manuals. On-The-Job Training: 100 hours Classroom Training: 36 hours	We conduct an intensive, one-week training session at our Akron, Ohio headquarters or at our Irvine, California franchise location, depending on where you live. You will gain both "back office" and in-store experience covering all aspects of operating a Stricklands Ice Cream franchise. In addition, we provide 3-5 days of onsite supportand training at your location during your grand opening week. We also provide our Franchisees a comprehensive Franchise Operations & Policies Manual, which provides detailed information concerning the development, opening and ongoing operation of your Stricklands Ice Cream franchise.
Support	Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform	-
Marketing	Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing Loyalty program/app	-
Operations	20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	-
Expansion Plans
	Juice It Up! Franchise	Strickland's Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	-
Canada Expansion	No	No
International Expansion	Yes	No

Company Overviews

About Juice It Up!

Juice It Up! smoothies got their begining on the California coastline, where surfers and other shoreline goers appreciated the new organic product shakes. The primary Juice It Up! store opened in 1995 in southern California. Juice It Up! smoothies incorporate up to five servings of natural product with complimentary nutritious supplements. Juice It Up! stores likewise offer naturally crushed juices, solid snacks and shakes. 

Veteran Incentives  60% off first-store franchise fee; second-store franchise fee refunded if second unit opens within one year of first

About Strickland's

Stricklands' formula for accomplishment for our dessert establishment opportunity is based on our incredible tasting frozen yogurt, solidified custard, yogurt and sorbet - all made utilizing our exclusive clump coolers, which were designed in the 1930s! The differing qualities of our product offerings offers to pretty much every buyer and Stricklands' one of a kind taste makes clients forever. We make our items crisp each day at every Stricklands Ice Cream store

• Our Rich Cream Base - Carefully made utilizing the equation made by Bill Strickland in the 1930s. We get a kick out of the chance to state that it just takes one chomp of Stricklands' crisp, delicate, smooth dessert to make a client forever!

• Fresh Ingredients - Stricklands keeps it genuine - genuine peaches, genuine strawberries, genuine bananas, genuine almonds, genuine chocolate chips - the rundown continues endlessly. Stricklands utilizes just the best fixings to make the best dessert and solidified custard anyplace!

• Old-Fashioned Quality - Our restrictive frozen yogurt machines have been deliberately designed to imitate the quality and toughness of the machines worked for Stricklands in the 1930s...which are still in operation today at our unique area in Akron, Ohio. Our exceptional machines likewise create staggering solidified custard, yogurt and sorbet!

We are looking for qualified people who are keen on opening single-unit or numerous dessert store establishments in their general vicinity.