Apricot Lane

Founded: 1991 Franchising since: 2004

3333 Vaca Valley Pkwy., #500 Vacaville, California 95688

Phone: (800)425-8883/ (707)451-6890 Franchisee Association Franchise Advisory Council

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 10 employee(s); 1 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	34	0	0	0
2008	37	0	0	0
2007	36	0	0	1
2006	17	0	0	1
2005	10	0	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Total investment: $111.4K-212.3K Franchise fee: $25K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5.5% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $200K
Cash liquidity requirement: $30K

Operations

• 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 5
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 1 week
• Home learning program : 2 weeks

Ongoing Support

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

Franchise 500® rank:
#464 (2008);

Top New Ranking:
#47 (2008);