Location Selection
The demographic area for a House of Bread Bakery should be a town with a population of at least 40,000 people within the city limits or an area with over 80,000 people within a five mile radius.
Earnings Claim
When serious franchise discussions begin, you will be furnished with a disclosure document. Generally, how fast you achieve your financial goals depends upon many variables but mostly it depends on you.
Training and Support
House of Bread Franchising promises to provide you with all the tools you will need to start your own House of Bread Bakery Cafe and will continue to support you after your store opens. We will provide technical assistance in the following areas:
- Bakery Cafe location selection with demographic requirements and recommendations
- Store layout
- Ability to secure a state-of-the-art point-of-sale information system specifically designed for House of Bread Bakery Cafe
- Equipment procurement sources, new and used
- Detailed equipment and supplies list
- Owner training at House of Bread Cafe and in your store
- Employee training materials and schedules
- Operational control systems including employee handling recommendations, register controls, product pricing guidelines and production trouble shooting techniques
- Use of the House of Bread accounting, billing and payroll systems
- Advertising and promotion formats
- Publicity suggestions
- Proven recipes and production schedules
- Wholesale strategies and systems
House of Bread is a bakery cafe concept. We focus on using the finest ingredients to produce the most delicious and nutritious bakery cafe items. The factors that are attributable to the success of the concept are excellent product quality and customer service provided in a convenient retail setting. A "fresh" message is naturally conveyed by the open production site, the sweet smell of bakery goods and the enjoyment of samples of hot bread out of the oven.
Since 1996, we have been baking bread the way Grandma made it by hand, fresh, and naturally. Our lunch offerings carry the same standard of high quality natural ingredients to produce the same great taste guarantee. For our deli meats, we use Boar's Head Premium Meats.
Capitalization
Total initial start-up costs are approximately $250,000, which can vary depending upon whether new or used equipment is purchased. Also included is the franchise fee, travel, training, location selection, site build out, point-of-sale information system, equipment purchase, initial supplies and ingredients, organizational expenses, signage, pre-opening promotion and working capital. We do not provide direct financing. However, we do provide assistance with financial projections, business plan designs, and lender negotiations.
Applications
House of Bread Franchising has planned for responsible, managed growth by building a network of intelligent, hard-working and honest franchisees who enjoy making great bread and offering quality services.
For a full brochure and information on franchise opportunities
and an application please fill out the request form.
