Amato's

Founded: 1902 Franchising since: 2002

312 Saint John St. Portland, Maine 04107

Phone: (207)828-5981

Franchisor has 12 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	14	0	0	12
2006	13	0	0	13
2005	12	0	0	13

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Massachusetts, Maine, New hampshire, United states, Vermont

Total investment: $395K-530K Franchise fee: $25K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	No
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $400K
Cash liquidity requirement: $80K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 - 20
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 4 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 3 weeks

Ongoing Support

• Grand opening
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Regional advertising