Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! vs Cups Frozen Yogurt Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! vs Cups Frozen Yogurt including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! Franchise
Cups Frozen Yogurt Franchise
Investment $175,000 - $225,000$399,800 - $850,800
Franchise Fee $75,000$35,000
Royalty Fee 6%-
Advertising Fee 1%-
Year Founded 19492010
Year Franchised 20042011
Term Of Agreement 10 yeaqrs +10-
Term Of Agreement 10 yeaqrs +10-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! Franchise
Cups Frozen Yogurt Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! Franchise
Cups Frozen Yogurt Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
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Equipment -/--/-
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Training & Support

 
Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! Franchise
Cups Frozen Yogurt Franchise
Training --
Support --
Marketing --
Operations Average Number of Employees: 3-4 Full-time, 2-4 Part-time

Passive Ownership: Not Allowed

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Expansion Plans

 
Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! Franchise
Cups Frozen Yogurt Franchise
US Expansion YesYes
Canada Expansion Yes-
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

About Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More!

TROPICANA SMOOTHIES, JUICES & MORE! is a co-branding concept with premium-quality smoothies, nationally-branded ice cream and frozen yogurt. Concept will be sold as exclusive Territory Development Agreements for markets with a minimum of 500,000 population, with a development commitment of 5 stores in 10 years for established food-service and retail owners/operators.

About Cups Frozen Yogurt

Advantages for prospective CUPS franchisees include: Ground floor opportunity CUP's experience and expertise in development, construction and marketing Small foot print (1,200 to 1,500 square feet) Easy to maintain Low labor costs Fast start-up