CACAO 70 - Franchise

Quick Franchise Summary

We are looking for MASTER Licensees! Great vision & hard work led to the first CACAO 70 store opening in 2011 in downtown Montreal. 16 more were opened in a period of 5 years. CACAO 70 has become one of the most recognizable & respectable franchising brands in Canada, and is now getting serious interest from the United States & all over the world.

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CACAO 70
Business Cost, Fees & Facts for 2023

	Minimum Cash Required	$1,000,000
	Total Investment	$2,000,000
	Financing Assistance	Available
	Training & Support	Yes

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We are currently accepting inquiries in ALL States

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Overview

CACAO 70 - Franchise

Are you interested in becoming a Master Licensee with a rapidly growing franchise system? We are looking for exceptional leaders with the experience and capital to take the CACAO 70 brand to the next level.

The idea of CACAO 70 came up in 2009. Great vision and hard work led to the first store opening in 2011, in downtown Montreal. Sixteen more were opened in a period of 5 years. Soon afterwards, a major “Bean to Bar” chocolate manufacturing plant was opened, signifying the growth of a very ambitious and forward-thinking company. CACAO 70 has become one of the most recognizable and respectable franchising brand in Canada, and is now getting serious interest from the United States and all over the world.

THE TARGET MARKET SEGMENT & TARGET MARKET:

Retail
Shopping malls
Universities
Tourist retail
The younger generational consumers, of which over 70% are females between ages of 18-35

CORPORATE PRIORITIES

Firstly, allow management to keep up with the increasing demand for each of their retail locations more quickly and efficiently and most importantly with a higher quality.
Secondly, streamline operation to make CACAO 70’s desired expansion inside and outside Canada more realistic and cost-effective.
Thirdly, accelerate CACAO 70 Brand Awareness
Management is now focusing its efforts on identifying new locations all over Canada and Internationally; negotiations are now in progress in different regions in the world.
The uniqueness and attention to detail required of CACAO 70’s main ingredient, pure chocolate, has management focused on fully verticalizing, integrating and streamlining their operations. As a result, CACAO 70 has opened a new 3 million dollars roasting, production and distribution facility, which would serve all existing CACAO 70 locations.

CORPORATE OBJECTIVES

Increase production to 200 metric ton chocolate factory in Montreal
Focusing efforts on quality control and product development
Develop a franchise program Internationally
Identifying locations and opening a minimum of one new franchise across Canada every single month for the next five (5) years
Add new products such as chocolate bars, fondues and gift baskets, therefore making Cacao 70 even more of a household name in chocolate treats and meals.
Grow and strengthen the corporate structure of CACAO 70

PARTNER SELECTION CRITERIA & EVALUATION

Passion and understanding of the CACAO 70 brand and culture
Motivation from the owner
Proven track record in the food and beverage industry as owners/operator
Well capitalized and the ability to fund one or multi-units
Very strong people skills
Proven managerial skills
Tourist retail

OUR FULL SUPPORT

Cacao 70 brand name usage and concepts
Full set of operations manuals (The manual is the platform for training)
Opening support
Technics and standard of operations training
Marketing and communication
Finance and reporting

INITIAL TRAINING:

Included in the fees except for travelling and your employees’ expenses (we train the master licence, the restaurant general manager and the kitchen manager of the first store)
2 weeks in Montreal
Product know how
CACAO 70 restaurant management system and practices Operation (kitchen, service, management, finance)
4 weeks at the first location (pre-opening and opening

ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN (INCLUDED IN THE FEES)

We provide advise on layout and design of the outlet
We provide the architecture book and graphic chart which encompasses all the directives for interior design, hardware, etc.
Full equipment list (most of it can be source locally) except CACAO 70 specific
Equipment requirement

SUPPLY CHAIN: CACAO 70 products will be available for purchase via the franchisor

ON GOING SUPPORT

Cacao 70 support team will always provide you its support if needed (best practices, advices, etc.).
The team will visit your territory regularly for Field audits and business plan revision Marketing and promotional tools are provided for you to be responsible for your local store marketing.
On going audit (via Franchise blast platform) are conduct by you and discussed with Cacao 70 team.

CACAO 70 offers the franchisee the opportunity to a fast-growing business, through careful and strategic planning. Select your concept store: Eatery, Sweet House or Dippery- and we will do the work for you. Location, training, marketing, partnerships and funding programs.

We are with you every step of the way. Are you ready?

Press Releases & Awards

15 Sep, 2017 - New CACAO 70 store opening in Gatineau