coffee franchising

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A:I'm afraid the only thing you can find on the Web are outlines of operating manuals. Operating manuals are proprietory to the company, and these documents are not freely given to outsiders. I cannot find a single operating manual sample on the Web or even a book at Amazon.

A:Ever since my trip to Hawaii, i havent had anything but Kona. I know its not a franchise, but the coffee is off the hook. I wish I could remember the makers name...hell any Kona will do. Try to get the 100% stuff. harder to find.

A:I think starting a coffee shop is a great opportunity. Unfortunately, I think you can only sell starbucks coffee with your own franchise, not franchise one of their shops. Check out their FAQs on franchising. http://www.starbucks.com/customer/faq_qanda.asp?name=businessopps Unless you want to leverage their brand, I would suggest another coffee brand that does franchise in North America, or perhaps try starting up your own brand, depending upon how much funding you have available.

A:I have a friend here in Dubai that owns about 10 subways on franchise basis. He says he has to open quite a few in order to make reasonable profit because the profit per restaurant is small. You also need to use subway's furniture and decor materials, their fridges, cookers, displays, posters, etc. and this all comes at a higher price than the market but the agreement is you HAVE to buy from them only, so you have a higher setup cost than would otherwise be possible. On the other hand, a coffee shop would be a much better idea since the costs are minimal and the profits much better.even franchises still make more sense than food joints because u can still sell snacks n cakes n brownies at a coffeeshop n make a killer on very low cost. This has actually been my plan once I move down to Toronto in 2 years from now. Good luck with your investment!