It’s a Grind Coffee Franchise Opportunity
It’s a Grind
Wake up and smell the opportunity!
It’s a Grind is the fastest-growing coffee house franchise in the U.S. with 175+ stores under development.
As a neighborhood coffee house with a blues and jazz motif, It’s a Grind features the highest quality espresso and iced blended coffee drinks, bagels, muffins, scones and assorted bakery items.
It’s a Grind roast their beans in small batches so as to achieve the maximum flavor potential, delivering the freshest roasted coffee within days of roasting, not weeks, months or years, as do some of the other notable coffee companies.
It’s a Grind franchise unique roasting allows them to provide an Espresso for lattes, cappuccinos, mochas and other drinks that will never lose its outstanding flavor. It’s a Grind constantly measures itself against the finest European coffee masters (Illy, Lavazza, and Segafredo), assuring its customers the finest and freshest coffee at competitive prices.
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The It’s A Grind Coffee Franchise Opportunity
The It’s a Grind franchise program represents an attractive way for you to enter the world of private business, to become an involved business owner and active member of your local community.
As a franchise owner, you will be able to start your business with established marketing and operating systems, an accepted brand name and trademark, national purchasing power, extensive training programs, and track record. \
The It’s A Grind franchise team assists you during the development phase of your franchise with site selection, lease negotiations, store layout and design, equipment specification, product procurement, management training, and more.
In addition to the many benefits behind this opportunity, you do not need to have any prior experience in the retail coffee business. This is a retail business that requires management and personnel development skills. You can take advantage of the years of experience It’s a Grind and its staff have acquired in the coffee business. To supplement that, you will have a protected territory. No other franchise or company-owned store will be permitted to open in your defined territory.
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Interview: Village Coffee’s Tommy Lowery
Tommy Lowery, President of Village Coffee, discusses why he’s licensing - not franchising - his coffeehouse concept.
According to Tommy Lowery, Village Coffee’s licensing program is designed for individuals who want to open a turnkey gourmet, community coffee shop without the high costs and restrictions of a traditional franchise. The Village Coffee license program is designed to provide more freedom, lower costs and a strong community marketing philosophy to help individuals build a business they can be proud to own.
FranBest recently chatted with Village Coffee President Tommy Lowrey
FranBest: Tommy, how did you first get involved in the coffee business?
TL: I have always enjoyed coffee. Morning devotions and a cup of coffee is a God send. I tinkered around with a small roaster and green beans and began roasting my own blends some years ago. I was operating several seasonal businesses, and when I began looking for something that would provide steadier revenue, coffee was a natural choice.
FranBest: What did you do in your prior life?
TL: I spent 20 years in management, developing systems first for the Air Force and then for a series of businesses I started. In 2000, I launched out and opened my first business, then a second. After that, we opened our 3 coffee shops. Now we are helping others to use our efficient business systems to achieve success in their own businesses.
FranBest: How do you describe the Village Coffee license concept?
TL: Village Coffee is founded on a passion for coffee. We use the world’s highest quality coffee beans, expertly roasted and diligently brewed to create a variety of gourmet espressos and coffee blends. But Village Coffee is just as much about community as it is about coffee. The inspiration for our name was, in part, the village square that used to be the central gathering place in most small towns across America. The village square was a place where neighbors would gather to socialize, exchange ideas, debate current issues or just be together. And while few towns still have lively village squares, Village Coffee shops are filling the void, providing a warm friendly, gathering spot where neighbors, friends and family can enjoy a warm welcome, hot drinks, and pleasant company.
Caribou Coffee Leaps Into Franchising
(Coffee Franchise Guide) Caribou Coffee recently announced that it has initiated its domestic franchising program in the U.S., and will be accelerating its expansion in new markets with the help of franchise partners. First up will be Northern New Jersey market, where Caribou Coffee has signed its first are developer. With a domestic development agreement in place with a local area developer, consumers in the will soon be able to savor the Caribou Coffee experience. This agreement is an important step for Caribou in the advancement of our domestic franchise program.
Michael Coles, Caribou Coffee Chairman and CEO stated, “With a domestic development agreement in place with a local area developer, consumers in the Northern New Jersey market will soon be able to savor the Caribou Coffee experience. This agreement is an important step for Caribou in the advancement of our domestic franchise program.”
Coles was also pleased with the company’s financial results for second quarter 2007 (thirteen weeks ended July 1, 2007) which included a total net sales increase of 11% to $62.8 million compared to the second quarter of 2006, and the opening of 11 coffeehouses.
Caribou Coffee Company, Inc., founded in 1992 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the second largest company-owned gourmet coffeehouse operator in the United States based on the number of coffeehouses. As of July 1, 2007, Caribou Coffee had 480 coffeehouses, including 39 licensed locations. Caribou Coffee’s coffeehouses are located in 18 states and the District of Columbia, as well as in several venues outside the United States.