Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe

Founded: 1998 Franchising since: 1998

1001 Avenue of the Americas, #1110 New York, New york 10018

Phone: (646)418-3190

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 10 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	25	0	305	27
2006	13	0	300+	1
2005	3	0	200+	1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Texas, United states, Utah, Washington

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: By state or key regions

Total investment: $161K-326K Franchise fee: $15K-40K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 5 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: $300K
Cash liquidity requirement: $150K/unit
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience

Operations

• 80% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 4
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: Varies
• At franchisee's location: Varies

Ongoing Support

• Grand opening
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Regional advertising