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What makes a Tropical Flurry franchise distributorship unique?
There are several things:
Do I need prior experience?
No, although prior self-employment may be helpful. To be successful, you must be enthusiastic, organized, self-motivated and enjoy coaching people. Tropical Flurry provides extensive training and on-going support to help you handle the rest. This is a relatively easy business to learn.
How much money can I make?
What are “strict HACCP quality controls” and why are the important?
HACCP is an internationally applied series of tools to measure and control the safety of food and beverages. Our blending facility is one of the few that meets and complies with all the strict HACCP requirements. This assures our customers top quality products. In the United States, the FDA has taken a leadership position promoting the system.
The idea is to identify potential parts of handling and processing that could lead to potential contamination, then put into place, and measure safety precautions to insure the process is safe from beginning to end. (click here to read more on HACCP)
Over the past several decades, customers have become more and more concerned with food and beverage safety. Even a single incident of poisoning can cause serious problems for a business. Thus, use strict controls, the chances of there ever being a problem are reduced nearly to zero.
A franchise distributor’s part of the process is to insure that locations follow the procedures for storing concentrates, and maintaining and cleaning equipment.
Do I need to lease space to set up a franchise distributorship?
No, many franchise distributors work out of their homes and/or garages.
Is there a limit to the number of locations I can have?
In the beginning, the limit is twenty-five (25) locations. However, after the first six months, there is no limit. We do want to insure there is enough support so that all locations get properly serviced. When the business grows to the point where one person is not enough, franchise distributors are free to add staff as needed provided they are properly trained.
Will Tropical Flurry finance my franchise?
We work with several banks and finance companies that may finance your franchise provided you qualify. Currently, we have lending partners that offer Bank Loans, SBA Loans, Mortgage Refinancing, 2nd Mortgages, Personal Signature Loans and Lines of Credit, Independent Financing Companies and Credit Cards. All these options depend upon your situation. You will need to fill out a credit application in the Insider Access section and talk with our finance department.
What is the relationship of Tropical Flurry to Ice Age Frost?
Ice Age Frost and Tropical Flurry are both registered brand names used by Tropical Flurry. In some locations, both product names can be used side-by-side to complement each other.
These are frozen drinks, will my product sales drop off in the winter?
That really depends on the locations. If they are indoor, such as Hospitals, Schools, Skating Rinks or Bowling Alleys, sales can be equal or greater whether winter or summer. Additionally, geography does not seem to matter. Tropical Flurry has recorded equal and in some cases more, product sales in the north during the winter as we do in the south. |
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That depends on you. Like most things in life, the greater the commitment, the great the reward. In our business, for example, it takes less than an hour of your time a month per location to provide basic support. But, if you invest an extra hour to three per month per location, showing them how to more effectively market and sample our products to their customers, their sales (and thus your sales) may grow dramatically. Remember, you can make a 400% plus mark-up on every case sold. For more detailed information, please review our Franchise Process by 