Tastings vs VOM FASS USA Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Tastings vs VOM FASS USA including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Tastings Franchise
VOM FASS USA Franchise
Investment $300,000$233,800 - $749,500
Franchise Fee N/A$37,500
Royalty Fee 5%5%
Advertising Fee 1%1%
Year Founded -1994
Year Franchised -0
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Tastings Franchise
VOM FASS USA Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Tastings Franchise
VOM FASS USA Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
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Equipment -/--/-
Inventory -/--/-
Receivables -/--/-
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Training & Support
 
Tastings Franchise
VOM FASS USA Franchise
Training --
Support --
Marketing --
Operations --

Expansion Plans
 
Tastings Franchise
VOM FASS USA Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion -Yes

Company Overviews

About Tastings

"Tastings" is truly about creating a wonderful and unique "Wine Experience" for our customers. We are Friends, Neighbors, and Wine Enthusiasts who happened upon a remarkable wine bar in Italy. After sheer amazement at the progressive wine-sampling technology, we knew we had to share it with everyone back home. After years of research and hard work, not to mention a lot of wine "sampling", we opened Tastings with the intention of impressing everyone else beyond the limits of how the bar in Italy impressed us. Tastings opened its first location in the dynamic area of downtown St Petersburg, FL in 2005. After months of inquiries and wishes for other locations, we decided to franchise Tastings in order to share this exciting new concept with everyone across the nation. It was in August of 2006 that we sold our first franchise and then our second franchise just a few months later. The level of interest since then has only intensified and we are looking forward to an exhilarating new year. We hope you will find the comfortable atmosphere of Tastings to be that of your own home. Entertaining with friends and enjoying wine & food is truly a passion of ours, and we are excited to share with you the venue to do so yourself. Cheers! Penny Maso, President

About VOM FASS USA

VOM FASS is the premier specialty retailer of the world's finest oils, vinegars, spirits, liqueurs, and wine. Founded in Germany in 1994, there are now more than 270 stores in 20 countries. VOM FASS is well poised and well-positioned for rapid expansion in the United States.VOM FASS has already captured the hearts of passionate "foodies" in Madison, WI, Jackson Hole, WY, New Orleans, LA, St. Louis, MO, Des Moines, IA, and Westlake Village, CA with our exemplary customer service and our unwavering focus on supplying only the world's finest products. The cornerstone to every VOM FASS shop is allowing patrons to sample any product they choose and to purchase only the quantity they desire.
A Unique Shopping ExperienceVOM FASS shops are warm and inviting, with an upscale European flair. Every wall and shelf holds another treasure waiting to entice customers to look, taste, and enjoy. The most common expression heard in a VOM FASS shop is, "WOW!"
VOM FASS Store When patrons taste the fine products VOM FASS produces, that wow factor quickly turns into sales. Adding to the experience are knowledgeable and well-trained staff that educate and enlighten customers on recipes and different ways to use VOM FASS products. As you and your staff share your mutual enthusiasm and enjoyment in an unparalleled and unique retail shopping experience, word of mouth referrals spread quickly throughout your community.VOM FASS customers naturally become passionate product ambassadors who virally spread their"FassZination" to friends and family. Franchise owners also create new and exciting VOM FASS customer experiences with culinary workshops, private tastings, food festival sales, and partnerships with local restaurants. Customers delight in culinary experimentation with every new, gourmet experience.VOM FASS is also unique in its pursuit of environmental responsibility. On a local level, customers are encouraged to reuse and refill bottles purchased at the store for future purchases.
Globally, VOM FASS has a small eco- footprint due to our proprietary international product distribution and bulk packaging systems.Vom Fass USA offers qualified veterans $5,000 off the franchise fee.