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Baskin Robbins is an iconic global ice cream brand known famously for its variety of flavours and signature frozen treats. Since their first inception in 1945, The company has introduced more than 1,300 flavours and continues to innovate on all aspects of its menu items. Baskin Robbins has more than 8 thousand shops across the world and is continuing to grow at a rapid pace. A Baskin Robbins franchise is an opportunity to own and operate an internationally loved brand both for its frozen treats and shop design that encourages an inviting hangout destination. Baskin Robbins offers a variety of choices for locations and franchising.
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Becoming a Baskin Robbins franchise partner is seen as a long-term commitment and as such, they are looking for partners who embody their mindset and understand their place in the ice cream market.
Baskin Robbins' application journey is a meticulous and carefully thought-out process. They believe in order to be a successful partner; you must possess a strong love for the brand and have experience with their products and culture.
To get started, applicants are required to submit an evaluation to Baskin Robbins with info on the type of location they would like to open directly on their website. One of the strengths of Baskin Robbins is the focus on all-size spaces for their shops. Qualified franchisees can develop shops of all sizes from small cozy spaces intended for busy urban areas to larger hangout locations perfect for social gatherings.
The ideal applicant has an entrepreneurial aptitude, a track record of achievement in owning or managing a business, and previous experience with Baskin Robbins is highly beneficial for all candidates.
From there, the next step after would be an interview with Baskin Robbin's representatives. The approval process length depends greatly on how fast the applicant would like to proceed with opening a franchise location and once the team has ensured the meeting of all the financial requirements.
Baskin-Robbins is an American chain of ice cream and cake specialty shops. Based in Canton, Massachusetts, it was first established in 1945 by Burt Baskin and Irv Robbins in Glendale, California.
Famous for its 31 original flavours, over the years Baskin Robbins has gone on to offer innovative premium ice cream and frozen yogurts, customized ice cream cakes, frozen desserts, and a variety of Milkshakes & Smoothies.
Baskin Robbins is continuously producing new menu items to maintain its loyal customer base and bring innovations to all types of ice cream and cold sweets.
With more than 8,000 locations worldwide, Baskin-Robbins is one of the world's largest chains of ice cream shops and a great opportunity for anyone looking to get into desert franchising.
Equipped with strong name recognition both across the U.S. and the world, consumers will know what to anticipate from the products before they even walk through the door, which can be great for a franchisee looking to capture customers immediately.
Baskin Robbins looks for candidates who are both financially prepared and aligned with the values that they hold.
One of the most important factors that Baskin Robbins looks for in candidates is previous experience with the Baskin Robbins brand. If you have experience operating another type of business, including working with employees and customers, managing finances and leading teams, this will also greatly help in your evaluation.
Baskin Robbins has a comprehensive training program that is required when it comes to starting a new franchise location and presents everything you would need to hit the ground running. The Baskin-Robbins Brand Training program takes a total of 10 days to complete the classroom/instructional phase when taught in person and this does not include online training, additional in-restaurant practice or travel time. The franchisor also requires a total of five days of restaurant operations training in an assigned training restaurant.
Baskin Robbins believes that one of the most important factors in running a successful franchise is the uniformity of training or operations between the franchises. As such Baskin Robbins provides extensive training for any manager or assistant manager that would be working at your location.
If you happen to currently own a Baskin Robbins location, opening a second location becomes exponentially faster and easier.
Contact FranchisorThe initial investment cost of a Baskin Robbins franchise location varies but is on the cheaper side when compared to other franchises. There are many factors that influence the development costs for a new restaurant including, but not limited to: the cost of real estate, building size and design features, local labour and building supplies, permitting, etc
Baskin Robbins requires a net worth of $300,000 and liquid assets of $100,000. There is also a franchise fee of $25,000 per restaurant, a royalty fee of 5.9 percent, and an advertising fee of 5 percent.
An estimated total cost of opening a Baskin Robbins franchise can be seen below:
Estimated Initial Investment
|
Name of Fee |
Low |
High |
|
Application Fee |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
|
Training Expenses |
$26,000 |
$100,000 |
|
Initial Technical Assistance Fee |
$50,000 |
$50,000 |
|
Real Estate, Permits, Construction of Standard Prototype Restaurant and Site Improvements: |
$1,240,000 $271,000 |
$2,515,000 |
|
Equipment and Signage: |
|
|
|
Opening Inventory and Supplies |
$12,000 |
$17,000 |
|
Additional Funds - 3 Months |
$150,000 |
$192,000 |
|
Grand Opening Advertising |
$7,500 |
$10,000 |
|
Security Deposit, Utilities, Licenses and Other Prepaid Expenses |
$20,000 |
$165,000 |
|
Insurance Cost |
$10,000 |
$35,000 |
|
ESTIMATED TOTAL: If franchisee pays for Land, Building, Improvements, Equipment and Signage |
$1,895,850 |
$3,692,350 |
|
ESTIMATED TOTAL: If franchisee finances the Land, Building, Improvements, Equipment and Signage |
$567,850 |
$1,134,350 |
|
ESTIMATED TOTAL: If franchisee leases the Land, Building, Improvements, Equipment and Signage |
$320,850 |
$646,850 |
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