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"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.
Below is a quick comparison of CHURROMANIA against other Baked Goods franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of CHURROMANIA with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.
Franchise | Franchise Fee | Royalty | Advertising Fee | Development Costs |
A Grande Finale | $35,000-$60,000 | 5%-6% | 2% local 1% corp. | $125,938-$237,750 |
Arizona Bread Company | $25,000 | 5% | $149,000-$341,500 | |
Atlanta Bread Company | $40,000 | 5% | $629,700-$806,300 | |
Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | $30,000 | 7% | 1% | $98,350-$445,000 |
Bagel Bagel | $20,000-$25,000 | 5% | 2% | $170,000-$425,000 |
bagel BAR, The | $32,000 | 5% | 2% | $240,000-$320,000 |
Baldinos Giant Jersey Subs | $10,000 | 4.5% | 0.5% | $100,000-$200,000 |
bb's Coffee and Muffins | $26,000 | 7% | $145,000-$280,000 | |
Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe | $47,500-$57,500 | 5% | $159,000-$475,000 | |
BeaverTails | $30,000 | 5% | 3% | $15,000-$500,000 |
Ben's Soft Pretzels | $30,000 | 6% | 1.5% | $107,200-$339,500 |
Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | $22,500-$25,000 | 5% -7% | up to 2% | $313,000-$416,000 |
Big Apple Bagels | $25,000 | 5% | 3% | $298,000-$405,000 |
Big Dad's Pies | N/A | $220,000-$250,000 | ||
Blue Chip Cookies Drive | N/A | $11,000-$15,000 | ||
Bountiful Bread | $37,500 | $750,000-$1,200,000 | ||
Bread Basket | $20,000 | $172,400-$294,450 | ||
Bread Poets Baking Company | $24,000 | 4% | $166,000-$259,000 | |
Breadsmith | $30,000 | 7% - 5% | $380,250-$454,750 | |
Bru-Go's Take-N-Bake Pizza Company | $19,500 | 4-5% | $76,200-$137,950 | |
Bruegger's | $30,000 | 5% | $389,600-$591,600 | |
Cheesecake Shop, The | N/A | 9% | 2% | $150,000-$700,000 |
Chock full o' Nuts | $3,000-$20,000 | 5% | $272,500-$425,900 | |
Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls | $25,000 | 5% | $69,000-$130,500 | |
Cinnabon | $30,000 | 6% | 1.5% | $23,100-$430,900 |
Cinnaholic | $35,000 | 5% | 2% | $178,000-$308,500 |
Cinnamon City | $25,000 | 6% | $79,900-$119,900 | |
Cinnzeo | $15,000 | 7% | $214,000-$621,000 | |
COBS Bread | $25,000 | 7% | 3% | $400,000-$750,000 |
Coffee Time Donuts | $25,000 | 5% | $210,000-$395,000 | |
Cookie Advantage | $25,000 | 5%--3% | $75,000-$100,000 | |
Cookie Factory Bakery | $15,000 | 5% | $98,000-$237,500 | |
Cookie Man | N/A | 0 | $250,000 | |
Cookies By Design/Cookie Bouquet | $25,000 | 6% | $90,000-$180,000 | |
Corner Bakery Cafe | $25,000 | 5% | $854,000-$2,375,000 | |
Croissant Plus | $30,000-$40,000 | $175,000-$500,000 | ||
Crumb & Get It Cookie Co. | $30,000 | 6% | 2% | $128,700-$178,500 |
Cupcakes | $50,000 | $267,500-$381,000 | ||
Dixie Cream | $25,000 | 6% | $196,000-$413,000 | |
Don Pan Bakeries | $35,000-$58,750 | 6% | 2% | $150,000-$800,000 |
Donut Baker, The | $20,000 | 6% | 2%local +2%Nat'l | $68,000-$150,000 |
Donut King | $55,000 | 7% | 3% | $295,000-$340,000 |
Dreamy Donuts | $60,000 | 7% | 3% | $300,000-$400,000 |
Duck Donuts | $30,000 | 5% | 2% | $348,350-$568,000 |
Dunkin' | $40,000-$90,000 | 5.9% | 5% | $199,700-$1,688,200 |
Erik's DeliCafe | $35,000 | 5% | $303,500-$521,600 | |
Factory Donuts | $20,000 | 5% | 2.5% | $213,300-$341,300 |
Fractured Prune, The | $27,500 | 5% | 1% | $143,950-$270,450 |
Frullati Cafe & Bakery | $30,000 | 6% | $145,900-$446,000 | |
GFG Bakery-Cafe | $25,000 | $187,100-$1,311,000 | ||
Gigi's Cupcakes | $35,000 | 5% | 2.5% | $226,700-$425,500 |
Grand Traverse | $25,000 | 5% | $400,000-$500,000 | |
Great American Bagel | $20,000 | 4% | 2% | $230,000-$300,000 |
Great American Cookie Company | $15,000-$35,000 | 6% | 1.5% | $177,700-$476,135 |
Great Canadian Bagel | $20,000 | $85,000-$350,000 | ||
Great Harvest | $35,000 | 5% | 2.5% | $69,613-$704,873 |
Honey Dew Donuts | $35,000 | $125,000-$400,000 | ||
House of Bread | $35,000 | 6% | $157,000-$347,000 | |
Hurts Donut Company | $35,000 | 7% | 2% | $553,000-$1,076,000 |
Insomnia Cookies | $25,000 | 6% | $65,600-$111,400 | |
Jo to Go | $25,000 | 7% | $82,500-$786,000 | |
Joey Bag a Donuts | $30,000 | 5% | 1% | $207,700-$587,800 |
Just Fresh | $25,000 | 5% | $475,000-$650,000 | |
Kettleman's Bagel | $25,000 | 6% | $300,000-$450,000 | |
Krispy Kreme | $12,500-$25,000 | 4.5% | 1.5% | $200,500-$4,115,000 |
LaMar's Donuts | $28,500 | 5% | $288,500-$366,500 | |
Le Macaron French Pastries | $45,000 | 6% | 0.5% | $131,500-$361,500 |
Lee's Sandwiches | $35,000-$75,000 | 6.9% | 2%local +2%Nat'l | $235,830-$1,830,000 |
Lox of Bagels | $19,000 | $135,000-$165,000 | ||
Michel's Baguette | $40,000 | $350,000-$800,000 | ||
Mister Donut | $34,500-$41,400 | 5% | 3% | $480,000-$620,000 |
Mrs. Fields | $30,000 | 6% | $166,806-$410,500 | |
Mrs. Powell's Bakery Eatery | $25,000 | 5% | 3% | $125,000-$160,000 |
Muffin Break | N/A | $195,000-$245,000 | ||
Muffins Plus | $30,000-$40,000 | $175,000-$500,000 | ||
My Favorite Muffin | $25,000 | 5% | 3% | $104,500-$405,000 |
Nestle Toll House Cafe by Chip | $30,000 | 6% | 1.5% | $43,900-$499,100 |
Nothing Bundt Cakes | $35,000 | 5% | 4% | $431,587-$600,387 |
NYC Bagel & Sandwich Shop | $29,500 | 5% | $300 - $600 | $119,000-$208,000 |
Original Cupcakes | $50,000 | $267,500-$381,000 | ||
Panera Bread/Saint Louis Bread Company | $35,000 | 5% | $1,010,985-$2,252,846 | |
Paradise Bakery & Cafe | $40,000 | 5% | $480,000-$1,205,000 | |
Paris Baguette | $50,000 | 3% - 5% | 1% | $719,271-$1,401,546 |
Peace, Love & Little Donuts | $40,000 | 6% | 1% | $121,200-$235,100 |
Quack Daddy Donuts | $50,000 | $236,200-$333,000 | ||
Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | $30,000 | 5% | $378,500-$563,800 | |
Rise'n Roll | $95,000 | 3% | 1% | $485,500-$1,597,000 |
Robins Donuts | $25,000 | $325,000 | ||
Saint Cinnamon | $25,000 | 6% | $144,100-$264,700 | |
San Francisco Bread Company | $35,000 | 5% | $370,000-$450,000 | |
Shipley Do-Nuts | $35,000-$50,000 | 5% | $410,000-$771,500 | |
Smallcakes A Cupcakery | $30,000 | 3% | $70,000-$120,000 | |
Southern Maid Donuts | $5,000 | $64,000-$227,000 | ||
Sprinkles Cupcakes | N/A | $576,000-$1,075,000 | ||
Subs Plus | $12,000 | $140,000-$170,000 | ||
T.J. Cinnamons | $5,000 | Varies | $22,100-$39,200 | |
Treats | $25,000 | 7% | 1% | $121,000-$260,000 |
UCBC Bagels | $29,900 | 5% | 2% | $182,900-$433,900 |
Waffle Cabin | $17,500 | 5% of Gross Sales | $117,700-$301,100 | |
We're Rolling Pretzel Company | $15,000 | 5% | 2% | $91,000-$223,000 |
Wetzel's Pretzels | $35,000 | 7% | 1% | $126,600-$405,850 |
WOOPS! | $15,000-$25,000 | 4% | $58,875-$390,675 | |
Yummy Cupcakes | $35,000 | 5% | 1% | $185,679-$325,665 |
Below is a quick comparison of CHURROMANIA against other Deserts franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of CHURROMANIA with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.
Franchise | Franchise Fee | Royalty | Advertising Fee | Development Costs |
BannaStrow's | $30,000 | 6% | 1% | $114,600-$186,500 |
Camille's Sidewalk Cafe | $25,000 | 5% | $223,500-$589,500 | |
Carvel | $30,000 | $2.44/gal. | $2.13/gallon | $250,600-$415,500 |
CrepeMaker | $35,000 | 5% | $120,000-$325,000 | |
Fiasco Gelato | $25,000 | 6% | 4$ | $150,000 |
Fresh Fruit Bouquet | $25,000 | $116,000-$172,000 | ||
HoneyBaked Ham Company & Cafe, The | $30,000 | 6% | 3.25% | $292,900-$567,600 |
House of Donuts | N/A | $350,000-$400,000 | ||
Icebox/Soupbox | $14,000-$20,000 | 4% | $69,500-$174,500 | |
Just Love Coffee Cafe | $39,000 | $323,100-$497,000 | ||
Miami Rice Pudding Company | $24,500 | 6% | $71,000-$175,000 | |
Orion Food Systems | N/A | $59,500-$140,000 | ||
Ritter's Frozen Custard | $27,500 | 5% | $369,000-$1,100,000 | |
Rockn' Joe Coffeehouse & Bistro | $30,000 | 6% | $218,000-$414,000 | |
Scooter's Coffeehouse | $40,000 | 6% | 2% | $389,942-$860,654 |
T.J. Cinnamons | $5,000 | Varies | $22,100-$39,200 |
Below is a quick comparison of CHURROMANIA against other Ethnic Food franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of CHURROMANIA with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.
Franchise | Franchise Fee | Royalty | Advertising Fee | Development Costs |
ACE Sushi | $2,400-$3,600 | $22,699-$300,000 | ||
Advanced Fresh Concepts | N/A | $22,839-$223,339 | ||
Bella Pita | N/A | $100,000-And Up | ||
Cafe Yumm | $40,000 | 6% | up to 3% | $716,500-$999,200 |
Churro Station | $25,000 | 5% | 3% | $100,000-$172,000 |
Daphne's Greek Cafe | $40,000 | 5% | 3% | $1,500,000-$3,000,000 |
Golden Krust | $40,000 | 3% | 2% | $225,900-$687,000 |
Great Greek Mediterranean Grill, The | $39,500 | 6% | 1% | $476,050-$978,250 |
Hummus & Pita Co., The | $40,000 | 6% | 1% | $278,400-$780,500 |
Hummus Republic, The | $36,000 | 6% | 2% | $82,000-$316,750 |
Island Fin Poke Company | $40,000 | 6% | 1.5% | $194,950-$355,600 |
J. Gumbo's | $25,000 | $143,000-$300,500 | ||
JerkQzine | $25,000 | 5% | 3% | $325,000-$525,000 |
Kojax Souflaki | $25,000 | 5% | 2% | $250,000-$325,000 |
La Crepe Nanou | $40,000 | 2% | 3% +Trademark Fee: 1% | $427,000-$744,000 |
Lost Cajun, The | $40,000 | 6% | 1% | $252,600-$698,500 |
Maki-Mee | $24,999 | 5% | 2% | $251,149-$356,999 |
Mr. Greek Restaurants | $35,000-$50,000 | 5% | 4% | $400,000-$750,000 |
Mr. Souvlaki | $30,000-$40,000 | $175,000-$500,000 | ||
Opa! Souvlaki | $25,000 | 6% | 4% | $300,000-$350,000 |
Playa Bowls | $35,000 | $167,550-$554,100 | ||
Santorini Island Grill | $29,500 | 6% | $154,500-$273,000 | |
Snow Fox | $1,000-$100,000 | $20,681-$328,300 | ||
Spitz | $35,000 | $154,500-$1,628,500 | ||
Villa Madina | $30,000-$40,000 | $175,000-$500,000 |