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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Dream Dinners vs Melt Gelato & Crepe Cafe including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $332,350 - $610,000 | $260,000 - $650,000 |
Franchise Fee | $35,000 | $25,000 |
Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
Advertising Fee | - | - |
Year Founded | 2002 | 2003 |
Year Franchised | 2003 | 2005 |
Term Of Agreement | 10 years | 7 years |
Term Of Agreement | 10 years | 7 years |
Renewal Fee | 50% of original franchise fee | - |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Experience | - | - |
Financing Options |
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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 |
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Training | - | - |
Support | - | - |
Marketing | - | - |
Operations | - | - |
Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | - | - |
Canada Expansion | No | No |
International Expansion | No | No |
Dream Dinners makes meal planning and preparation easier for America’s families.
At Dream Dinners, our mission is to grow great kids by promoting the family dinner. To strengthen American families by bringing the homemade meal back to the dinner table. We are homemade, made easy.
We are a National Franchise helping bring families together over easy, homemade dinners. Forty years ago, a young person typically would learn to cook by observing and assisting their parent in the kitchen. In that era, 80 percent of women could open their pantry and cook without a recipe. In just one generation, this life-skill has fallen dramatically, now only 20 percent of women can cook from scratch.
For those limited on time or skill, we are their helping hand in the kitchen.
The Melt Cafe and Gelato Bar concept is a fresh, new experience that not only excites the customer but is also a great business opportunity. They serve traditional gelato, as well as a host of other delicious products. Gelato's intense flavors and creamy texture come from the density not the fat. In fact all our sorbetto flavors are fat free and their gelato flavors have significantly lower fat content than regular ice cream. They use milk as opposed to butter fat, and they increase the density by reducing the air content significantly as compared to regular ice cream.