It's A Grind is the fastest-growing coffee house franchise in the US with 175+ stores under development in several states. 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.
Husband and wife entrepreneurs, Marty Cox and Louise Montgomery, were inspired to open the first It’s A Grind Coffee House in Long Beach, CA in 1994. Today, communities across the United States gather at their local It’s A Grind Coffee House every day.
As a neighborhood coffee house featuring a blues and jazz motif, large comfortable seating and an eclectic blend of music, It’s A Grind features only the highest quality whole bean specialty coffees; traditional, espresso and iced blended coffee drinks; tea and tea based drinks, hot toasted bagels, muffins, scones and other delicious bakery items.
It’s A Grind begins with the finest Arabica coffees, micro-roasted in small batches to create the smoothest, best tasting coffee. This unique roasting process allows us to achieve maximum flavor while delivering the freshest roasted coffee within days of roasting, not weeks or months as do some of the other notable coffee companies. It's A Grind constantly measures itself against the finest European coffee masters, assuring its customers only the best tasting coffees.
Our green coffees, imported from around the world, are sample roasted and cupped by a team of expert tasters and are judged and selected to meet our exacting standards.
Next these premium coffees are drum roasted to order, at the hands of roasters trained in the art and science of roasting specialty coffee. Quality is inherent through every step of the roasting process, with statistics and measurements recorded for each batch to ensure that every cup tastes perfect.
Q. WHAT IS THE SIZE OF AN IT’S A GRIND STORE?
A. The size of an It’s A Grind store varies from 1000 to 1500 square feet, depending upon the demographics and the type of location being leased.
Q. HOW DO I SELECT THE RIGHT SITE?
A. We will introduce you to a qualified commercial real estate agent who will help you identify potential locations. The commercial real estate agent will provide tools for reviewing sites formulated on experience-based criteria, and provide consultation regarding the selection of potential sites. Typically, stores will operate out of leased premises in a variety of commercial developments, including but not limited to, neighborhood shopping centers and downtown areas.
Q. HOW MUCH IS THE FRANCHISE FEE?
A. The franchise fee is Thirty-six thousand ($36,000) dollars.
Q. WHAT IS THE TERM OF THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT?
A. The term of the franchise agreement is ten (10) years.
Q. WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE 10 YEAR TERM?
A. You may renew the franchise agreement for consecutive additional option terms equal to the new or extended term of the lease.
Q. HOW MUCH IS THE CONTINUING ROYALTY FEE?
A. The continuing royalty fee is 6% of gross sales.
Q. WHAT IS THE INVESTMENT REQUIRED TO OPEN AN IT’S A GRIND FRANCHISE?
A. The estimated initial investment required ranges from $324,000 to $499,500.
The minimum net worth: $450,000 and minimum liquid cash: $125,000.
The right business. The future looks bright for It's A Grind! We are positioned to take advantage of a rapidly accelerating trend from independent to chain operations. Best of all, our business has minimum space requirements, a high repeat customer base, a minimum number of employees and is a great multi-store concept.
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