How to Buy a Marble Slab Creamery Franchise
Marble Slab Creamery is a growing ice cream franchise that is quickly expanding across the United States and Canada. Buy a Marble Slab Creamery franchise and experience company support, which includes a training program and assistance with site selection, construction and leasing and building relationships with suppliers and distributors. Follow these steps to buy a Marble Slab Creamery franchise today.
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Review the costs and requirements for opening a Marble Slab Creamery franchise as outlined on their website. The range for initial costs for opening a Marble Slab Creamery franchise in the United States is $225,275 to $376,375. There is also a royalty fee of six percent of gross sales and an advertising fee of two percent of gross sales.
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Download, complete and submit the Candidate Profile located on the Marble Slab Creamery's website. The candidate profile includes questions regarding contact information, employment history, business and management goals and a financial statement.
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Complete a phone interview with a regional Sales Coordinator to learn more about owning a Marble Slab Creamery franchise.
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Review the Uniform Franchise Offering Circular and franchise agreement, which contains information about the company. It also includes financial information and details of the franchise operation.
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Discuss any questions you have about the Uniform Franchise Offering Circular or franchise agreement over the phone with your sales coordinator.
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Attend Discovery Day at the Marble Slab Creamery corporate headquarters where you will meet with executives, tour the facility, learn company history, discuss future development plans and learn about marketing opportunities.
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Sign the franchise agreement and become a part of the Marble Slab Creamery franchise family.
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Tips & Warnings
Franchise fees include the initial franchisee fee, continuing royalty payments, advertising fees and other expenses outlined by the franchise agreement.
The franchise agreement will outline what type of control you, as the franchisee, have over certain decisions.
Before signing a franchise agreement, consult a lawyer and accountant who will help you understand the risks involved with buying a franchise.
Always investigate a franchisor thoroughly before signing any type of agreement with them.
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CDR1605
Mar 20, 2008
I am an Ex-Cold Stone Creamery franchisee. I am currently suing the company in federal court for among other things: (1) fraud in the inducement (i.e. for selling to potential franchisees based on statements such as "profit by making people happy" and "Cold Stones franchise opportunities are about as solid as they come"); and (2) Cold Stone effectively charges more than the 9% enumerated in their franchise agreement because they negotiate and receive "kickbacks" from the very vendors that they require franchisees to use. Those "kickbacks" drive up food cost for its franchisees and makes many of them unprofitable. This is apparent by the large number of stores that are closing down throughout the nation. -
CDR1605
Mar 20, 2008
I considered Marble Slab when I was looking at ice cream franchises. I wish I had opened a Marble Slab instead of a Cold Stone Creamery because in my opinion, from an investment standpoint, Cold Stone is a DISASTER!!!
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CDR1605
Mar 20, 2008
I considered Marble Slab when I was looking at ice cream franchises. I wish I had opened a Marble Slab instead of a Cold Stone Creamery because in my opinion, from an investment standpoint, Cold Stone is a DISASTER!!!
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CDR1605
Mar 20, 2008
Cold Stone has known for years that its franchisees have had serious profitability issues, yet they go out and negotiate deals that make their franchisees even more unprofitable. In my view, there is something inherently wrong with a company that negotiates deals with vendors that increase the cost to their franchisees. Those deals effectively pad the companys own profits at the expense of its franchisees who suffer life altering financial failures and many are filing bankruptcy at an alarming rate. In my opinion, that is completely contrary to their core value to supposedly "do the right thing". Cold Stones lack of care and concern for their franchisees well being is inexplicably disingenuous in my view.
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CDR1605
Mar 20, 2008
I considered Marble Slab when I was looking at ice cream franchises. I wish I had opened a Marble Slab instead of a Cold Stone Creamery because in my opinion, from an investment standpoint, Cold Stone is a DISASTER!!! I am an Ex-Cold Stone Creamery franchisee. I am currently suing the company in federal court for among other things: (1) fraud in the inducement (i.e. for selling to potential franchisees based on statements such as "profit by making people happy" and "Cold Stones franchise opportunities are about as solid as they come"); and (2) Cold Stone effectively charges more than the 9% enumerated in their franchise agreement because they negotiate and receive "kickbacks" from the very vendors that they require franchisees to use. Those "kickbacks" drive up food cost for its franchisees and makes many of them unprofitable. This is apparent by the large number of stores that are c
