VOM FASS USA vs Craft Beer Cellar Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
VOM FASS USA Franchise
Craft Beer Cellar Franchise
Investment $233,800 - $749,500$60,325 - $182,000
Franchise Fee $37,500$25,000
Royalty Fee 5%2%
Advertising Fee 1%-
Year Founded 19942010
Year Franchised 02013
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Business Experience Requirements

 
VOM FASS USA Franchise
Craft Beer Cellar Franchise
Experience -

Passion for Craft Beer, Beer Education & People (must have a base knowledge & understanding of beer and customer service) Desire to work for yourself $10.000 Franchise Fee 2% Royalties $45,000 - $100,000 initial investment, including Franchise Fee (finacial variable for location, size, etc.) 750 � 3500 Square Feet


Financing Options

 
VOM FASS USA Franchise
Craft Beer Cellar Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
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Training & Support

 
VOM FASS USA Franchise
Craft Beer Cellar Franchise
Training --
Support -We have a team of six (including the co-founders) that will work with you on everything from social media & marketing, real estate, ordering and sales projections, from the moment you decide to join our team until . . . forever!
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Expansion Plans

 
VOM FASS USA Franchise
Craft Beer Cellar Franchise
US Expansion YesYes
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion Yes-

Company Overviews

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.
 

About Craft Beer Cellar

Craft Beer Cellar is on a quest to continue contributing to the advancement of the small but mighty, Craft Beer Industry - an industry that has more than doubled in sales in the past 10 years! Must have Passion for Craft Beer, Beer Education & People (must have a base knowledge & understanding of beer and customer service) Desire to work for yourself  750 - 3500 Square Feet of space We have an uber-focus on these markets, currently, but will consider any recommendation Download our Request For Consideration Form Once complete, please email to Andy Klie at the email address below. Please give us a minimum of 72 hours to go over your RFC. We'll be in touch about the best way to proceed and get you our Franchise Disclosure Document. We have great confidence in the team of people that we worked with to make franchising Craft Beer Cellar possible. If you have questions about opening your own Craft Beer Cellar or the process, please feel free to contact Andy Klie at any time. Andy Klie 800.222.3251 [email protected] If you have specific questions about Commercial Real Estate, locations, properties, and / or cities we are currently working on, please contact our Real Estate Guru, David Fatula: [email protected].