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About Chocolate Works
There are a lot of reasons to own a Chocolate Works franchise. Have fun, create smiles, and build wealth are a few reasons. Others include that Chocolate Works is a business model with few employees, high margin products, smiling customers and no receivables.Chocolate Works offers 3 revenue streams under one roof: Retail chocolate and candy sales: Rows and bins of colorful, delectable treats keep customers of all types coming back for more goodies. Ice cream and coffee add to the appeal! Special chocolate events: From birthday parties, candy-making workshops, to ladies' nights out, and more - with Chocolate Works, the fun gets even sweeter! Commercial chocolate gifts: Custom chocolate logos and other branded specialties give your commercial clients a special way to promote their brands and thank their own customers. Flexible Designs: Meet your customer's demands with your own specialty gourmet chocolate venue. Our locations are designed to be flexible, featuring retail display cases, workshop areas, and party rooms. They can work in a variety of retail settings and sizes, and inventory can be adjusted with product selections that cater to local tastes, as well as the franchise owner's preference for manufacturing their chocolate creations in-house or ordering final products from our corporate production facilities. As a Chocolate Works franchise owner, you can offer a wide variety of specialty gourmet chocolate and other unique products to new and repeat customers alike, both retail and commercial. It's an appealing, multi-faceted business that gives franchise owners multiple ways to impact the bottom line. And, of course, as a franchise owner, you can do it all with confidence, knowing you are supported by a team of experienced professionals Make a Sweet Dream Come True. Find out how you can join the Chocolate Works gourmet candy franchise program.
Chocolates & Candy Franchise Opportunities
Below is a quick comparison of Chocolate Works against other Chocolates & Candy franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Chocolate Works 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 |
| Australian Homemade | $25,000 | $100,000-$200,000 | ||
| Candy Bouquet | $3,600-$29,000 | 0 | $5,900-$33,000 | |
| Candy Express | $25,000 | 7% | $125,000-$175,000 | |
| Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company | $20,000 | 5% | 1-2% | $178,300-$250,500 |
| Chocolate Graphics | $5,000-$68,000 | 6% of retail sales beginning Year 4 | $250,000-$375,000 | |
| Cookies in Bloom | $19,500 | 5% | $75,000-$116,000 | |
| Fannie May Candies | $40,000 | $260,000-$460,000 | ||
| Fudge Company, The | $12,500-$15,000 | 3% | $32,000-$45,000 | |
| Fuzziwig's Candy Factory | $30,000 | 6% | $184,000-$363,350 | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | $20,000-$40,000 | 5% | 1% | $177,534-$937,415 |
| Leonidas Chocolates - Western Canada | N/A | $50,000-$100,000 | ||
| Peterbrooke | $25,000 | 6% | 3% | $212,750-$343,500 |
| Powell's Sweet Shoppe | $30,000 | 6% | 2% | $370,000-$440,000 |
| River Street Sweets | $40,000 | 5% | 2% | $419,550-$844,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory | $25,000 | 5% | to 2% | $186,517-$476,793 |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | $39,500 | $600-$1K/mo. | $100/mo | $121,500-$153,500 |
| Showcolate Fondue Express | $27,500 | 6% | $99,500-$155,000 | |
| Sir Chocolate | $25,000 | 5% | $41,300-$136,500 | |
| South Bend Chocolate Company | $35,000 | 4% | $85,700-$676,460 | |
| Sweet Factory | $35,000 | 6% | 1%-2% | $355,500-$1,500,000 |
| Tasty Image | N/A | 5% | $157,400-$245,500 | |
| Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut | $20,000 | 6% | $93,000-$214,000 |