CHURROMANIA vs Smallcakes A Cupcakery Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of CHURROMANIA vs Smallcakes A Cupcakery including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
CHURROMANIA Franchise
Smallcakes A Cupcakery Franchise
Investment $135,000 - $335,000$70,000 - $120,000
Franchise Fee $30,000$30,000
Royalty Fee 8%3%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19972008
Year Franchised 19982008
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
CHURROMANIA Franchise
Smallcakes A Cupcakery Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
CHURROMANIA Franchise
Smallcakes A Cupcakery Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees -/--/-
Start-up Costs -/--/-
Equipment -/--/-
Inventory -/--/-
Receivables -/--/-
Payroll -/--/-

Training & Support

 
CHURROMANIA Franchise
Smallcakes A Cupcakery Franchise
Training Corporate Office and In-store 10 days.-
Support Central Purchasing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control-
Marketing Ad Slicks, Brochures, Catalogs, Coupon/rebates, Direct Mailers, Emails, Promotional Items, Radio Ads, Site Signs, Television Ads, Trade Show, Exhibits, Videos, Churro Truck and Community involvement.. Additional Services: Grand Opening, In-House Marketing, Marketing Research, Newsletter, Online Extranet, Press Releases, Sales Strategies.Beautiful Brands will have available for the franchisees a complete Grand Opening and on going Local Store Marketing program.
Operations Average Number of Employees: 6 Full-time. Passive Ownership: Allowed.-

Expansion Plans

 
CHURROMANIA Franchise
Smallcakes A Cupcakery Franchise
US Expansion Yes-
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion Yes-

Company Overviews

About CHURROMANIA

"We have reinvented the Churro to compete", says Ariel Acosta-Rubio, Founder-CEO of CHURROMANIA, at the Dolphin Mall Store in Miami, Florida. Can the churro displace the doughnut and the cinnamon roll in the United States? What began as a family business in an eastern coastal town in Venezuela has become a transnational franchise with more than 100 stores. Now, its owners and founders Ariel Acosta-Rubio and Maria Alejandra Bravo De Acosta-Rubio are betting that they will be able to turn a modern version of the traditional Spanish pastry into the most innovative dessert sold in Florida and worldwide. "We have rescued the churro. We have reinvented it to compete with any other kind of fast food", says Acosta-Rubio, founder-CEO of CHURROMANIA, the Venezuelan franchise with international headquarters on Miami's Brickell Avenue. Just as other franchises have exported the U.S fast-food culture to Latin America, Latin American fast-food franchises are slowly bringing the flavors of their countries to U.S taste buds. As the United States' Hispanic population and its purchasing power grow, the major metropolitan areas are ready to absorb the new Latin American fast-food offerings, says Marcel Portman, vice president for global development with the International Association of Franchises, a commercial group in Washington, D.C. In 2001 CHURROMANIA opened it's first store in the United States at Dolphin Mall in Miami Florida, and since then, at Miami International Mall, Westland Mall, Pembroke Lakes Mall; Broward Mall, Southland Mall, Dadeland Mall, Coral Square Mall, Walmart Super Store at Pembroke Pines, The Churromania Truck and Sawgrass Mills Mall; in Orlando Florida Festival Bay Mall and Florida Mall CHURROMANIA has expanded upon the basic churro, offering: BIG MANIA sprinkled with sugar or cinnamon and filled with dulce de leche, chocolate, guava, cream cheese, strawberry, caramel, sweet condensed milk, hazelnut chocolate (Nutella). TWIST MANIA: choose up to two toppings: sugar, cinnamon , dulce de leche, chocolate, guava, cream cheese, strawberry, caramel, sweet condensed milk, hazelnut chocolate (Nutella). CRISPY MANIA sprinkled with sugar or cinnamon. A TRADITION IN SPAIN Eaten with hot chocolate or cafe con leche, the churro is a tradition inherited from Spain. CHURROMANIA is also present in the following countries: Colombia, Panama , Peru, Aruba, Dominican Republic and Venezuela.

About Smallcakes A Cupcakery

Open your very own Smallcakes neighborhood Cupcakery. As Seen on the Food Network and The View The franchise system includes: A. Owning and operating an assigned Smallcakes, use of the brand name, trademarks, recipes, operational systems and methods, and decor. Additionally, you will receive support in these specific areas:
 * Facility planning on site location and architectural design
* Specifications for fixtures, equipment, and leasehold improvements
* Assistance in site selection and lease negotiation
* Corporate training for Owner/Operator and Director of Operations/General Managers
* Kitchen/ Back of the House Workflow design
* Ongoing support from members of the Training and Operations Team
* Ongoing updates for increasing profitability
* Products with high industry demand
* Efficiency in all systems
* Favorable national contracts with suppliers of goods and services

* Operating manuals, policies, procedures, and business management systems
 
We specialize in freshly baked gourmet cupcakes and small batch cupcake-infused ice cream. We go above and beyond to ensure our desserts are the best.