Ziebart vs The Doctor's Touch Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Ziebart vs The Doctor's Touch including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Ziebart Franchise	The Doctor's Touch Franchise
Investment	$297,800 - $469,100	$56,300 - $85,950
Franchise Fee	$30,000	$38,950
Royalty Fee	5%-8%	7%
Advertising Fee	5%	-
Year Founded	1954	2005
Year Franchised	1963	2007
Term Of Agreement	10 years	10 years
Term Of Agreement	10 years	10 years
Renewal Fee	$3.9K	$1500
Business Experience Requirements
	Ziebart Franchise	The Doctor's Touch Franchise
Experience	General business experience	-
Financing Options
	Ziebart Franchise	The Doctor's Touch Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/No	-/-
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	-/-
Equipment	Yes/Yes	-/-
Inventory	No/Yes	-/-
Receivables	Yes/No	-/-
Payroll	No/No	-/-
Training & Support
	Ziebart Franchise	The Doctor's Touch Franchise
Training	On-The-Job Training: 228 hours Classroom Training: 104 hours	-
Support	Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform	-
Marketing	Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing	-
Operations	10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	-
Expansion Plans
	Ziebart Franchise	The Doctor's Touch Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	-
Canada Expansion	No	-
International Expansion	Yes	-

Company Overviews

About Ziebart

Ziebart International was founded in 1954 by Kurt Ziebart. A German mechanic, Ziebart developed a process to stop corrosion and opened the first Ziebart store in Detroit. The private company began franchising in 1963 and has more than 600 locations in 55 countries. In 1989, Ziebart acquired Tidy Car, a franchise company offering similar services, and sold franchises under the name of Ziebart Tidy Car until 1999, when the name changed to Ziebart.

The company has co-branding relationships with Speedy Auto Glass and Rhino Linings USA.