Didoughs Twisted Pretzel Co.

Founded: 2003 Franchising since: 2006

3940 Rte. 251, #G7 Peru, Illinois 61354

Phone: (888)343-6844/ (815)875-3181

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

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2008	1	0	0	3
2007	1	0	0	3
2006	0	0	0	3
2005	N/A	N/A	N/A	3

Total investment: $128.8K-284K Franchise fee: $25K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Express/kiosk option available

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: $200K
Cash liquidity requirement: $60K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience

Operations

• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 12
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 11.5 hours
• At franchisee's location: 1 week upon opening
• At corporate store : up to 103 hours

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks

Other marketing support

• POS materials