Arabica Coffee House Food: Coffee Franchise. Enjoy the success of your franchise with distinctive fare in a unique community driven atmosphere where customers come to enjoy their coffeehouse experience and the company of each other.
Year Established: 1973
Total Units Operating: 47
Cash Investment Required: $25,000
Total Investment Required: $129,000 - $366,000
Minimum Net Worth Required:
Franchise Fee: $25,000
Financial Assistance Offered:
Training and Support: Comprehensive
Description
Arabica Coffee House franchise is a gourmet coffee house franchise that is sure to please the franchisee as well as its customers. Arabica Coffee House franchise owners are not as restricted by a menu of proprietary company-owned recipes as other franchise companies may require. While the gourmet coffees are proprietary, current franchise owners have demonstrated the flexibility allowed with Arabica Coffee House franchise by going beyond the traditional offerings of pastries to include alcoholic beverages, thus allowing the franchisee to find his or her own niche in a target market area.
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Arabica Coffee House Franchise
Founded in 1973, Restaurant Developers Corp. (RDC) of Cleveland, Ohio is the franchising company behind ARABICA Coffeehouse Systems, Inc., Mr. Hero Restaurants, and Mr. Hero Express.
ARABICA was founded in 1976. Since its beginning in a small storeroom with seating for 40 customers, it has grown to a group of 15 coffeehouses accommodating as many as 130 people. Many have patios for al fresco dining that can accommodate up to 120 people.
RDC focuses on three critical areas in developing our coffeehouse and restaurant concepts:
1. We are strategically committed to using proprietary recipes to differentiate our products and to drive traffic to our coffeehouses and restaurants.
2. We aim to offer franchise concepts that are suited to an easy entry regarding real estate and initial capital investment.
3. We aim to routinely offer a high level of hands-on support including:
Site selection
Store Planning
Third Party Financing/Leasing Assistance
Operational Assistance-Field Support
Continuous Product Development
Local Store Marketing
Quality Assurance Programs
Vendor Relations
And much more...
RDC was one of the first companies to develop and successfully franchise gourmet coffeehouses, hot submarine sandwiches, and to successfully locate restaurants in non-traditional sites such as college campuses, hospitals, arenas, and stadiums.
Our overall system has been designed to ensure a high return on your investment day after day. Extensive training, effective marketing and advertising programs and unparalleled field support will give you the edge you need in today's challenging business climate. At RDC, we're behind you every step of the way.
Franchising With Arabica
An ARABICA Coffeehouse is more than a place to enjoy 50 flavors of coffee, specialty drinks, unique teas, a health conscious gourmet sandwich menu, decadent pastries, desserts and much more.
A visit to an ARABICA Coffeehouse is an experience to be savored, complete with well appointed, comfortable surroundings that serve as an oasis from the everyday pressures we face. A visit may be a person's quiet time alone, a place to meet friends and family, or the office away from the office. The array of superior food, beverages, and exceptionally cozy amenities create the perfect venue for any purpose.
As a franchise operator, you will have a proven, performance based operation of unlimited potential along with the recognition in your community as an upscale, respected entrepreneur.
An ARABICA Coffeehouse Provides
Distinctive fare in a unique community driven atmosphere where customers come to enjoy their coffeehouse experience and the company of each other.
Training that is hands-on and never ending. Every aspect of managing the business and operating an ARABICA is covered in our comprehensive curriculum.
On-going support from our corporate team that has the resources to make a deep, personal impact long after you open the doors. Retail merchandising is as varied as the coffee that you will offer. From our own gourmet gift bundles and corporate gift services program, an endless selection of fresh roasted bulk coffee beans, to a menu made up of original and traditional pastries, beverages, soups, salads and sandwiches.
Tailored Marketing & Advertising
In addition to its diverse beverage and gourmet food menu, Arabica Coffeehouse is renowned for its warm atmosphere, trendsetting elements, relaxing ambience, and unique and regionalized aesthetic appeal. It has forged strong ties to the local communities it resides in due to the efforts of its marketing and advertising initiatives.
Arabica marketing staff will analyze your geographic area and evaluate its demographics in order to tailor a marketing plan designed to meet the specific needs of your target audience.
Supporting Your Grand Opening
As an Arabica franchisee, you will receive a customized grand opening marketing plan. In addition, you will contribute a percentage of your monthly sales to an advertising fund for superlative marketing and advertising support materials.
We will provide you with ample advertising support materials. We have posters, counter cards, menuboard hanging signs, traffic building signage, ad slicks, static clings and more to promote your Arabica Coffeehouse from your grand opening and into the future.
An Overview of Start-Up Costs
Liquid assets are one of the key indicators of whether or not a prospective franchisee is capable of financing an Arabica coffeehouse. We recommend liquid assets of at least $60,000 per store as a basis for pursuing in depth feasibility discussions.
The following chart summarizes the major costs of opening a new Arabica coffeehouse. Please keep in mind that these costs are estimates only. Nevertheless, our experience tell us the costs ranges are realistic for most areas under present market conditions.
The total required investment in an Arabica coffeehouse also varies, depending on the franchisee's real estate arrangement (lease or purchase). Arabica has no financial involvement in the real estate, but provides experienced counseling in the site selection/development and reserves the right to accept all proposed locations. The actual selection purchase or leasing of the site is the franchisee's responsibility.