Shefield Gourmet

Founded: 1996 Franchising since: 1996
After finding success with their Shefield & Sons and The Gourmet Cup concepts, founders Dieters and Wolfgang Lehmann decided to merge the two. In 1996 the doors to the first Shefield Gourmet location opened.

Each Shefield Gourmet store sells coffee, tea, cigars, cigarettes and other tobacco products.

2265 W. Railway St., P.O. Box 490 Abbotsford, British columbia V2T 6Z7

Phone: (604)852-8771

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 19 employee(s); 1 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2006	0	15	0	3
2005	0	17	0	3

Total investment: $150K-200K Franchise fee: $25K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5-8% 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
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• At franchisee's location: 2 weeks

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media