International Area Development
Thank you for your interest in Blenz International Area Development franchise opportunities. As an experienced businessperson or corporation, your inquiry is the first step to determine if Blenz’ successful retail concept can play a role in helping you secure greater control of your cashflow. It’s also an opportunity to learn about whether sharing Blenz’ hand-crafted experience as a franchise partnership with others is right for you through an International Area Development franchise contract.
Blenz is dedicated to hand crafting quality beverages, each individually prepared with care and attention by highly trained baristas in a warm and inviting environment. And as a result, more people than ever before are choosing Blenz as their beverage crafter of choice. In fact, thousands of customers come to Blenz daily, whether it’s just to enjoy a quick break in a hectic day, take a moment to collect oneself, or as a place to meet associates or special friends.
Why our customers choose Blenz
Quality environment: People seek out the comfort of a superior social environment for that exact purpose – to relax. At Blenz, we create warm and welcoming stores that have a wide appeal to customers. Our experience enables us to carefully plan the layout, design the store, choose colours, select materials, arrange seating, and style the ambiance – all to create the best possible store environment for our customers.
Quality crafted beverages: In addition, Blenz’ commitment to the personal hand crafting of all Blenz coffee, tea, fruit and chocolate based beverages and our insistence on using only the highest quality ingredients available is un-equaled anywhere.
Quality sevice: Offering our customers a consistently better experience is dependant on each and every one of our stores, as well as each and every one our team members.
To that end, we train, motivate, encourage, and celebrate efficient, skilled, and genuinely friendly service from our committed franchisees, baristas and service staff.
Why potential International Area Developers choose Blenz
Owning and operating a chain of Blenz retail stores will not be easy. It is a significant investment of time and energy. However, for the right people who genuinely enjoy providing Blenz’ warm, relaxing environment, who are great at motivating their customer service team, and who understand and appreciate the benefit of a consistent brand, owning a Blenz international area franchise chain may be one of your corporate team’s most rewarding experiences.
The opportunity to trade Blenz’ extensive business and marketing systems for the investment, time and effort of experienced business leaders like yourself, provides us both with the ability to gain a much greater market share in a highly competitive marketplace. This expertise will be key to the growth of your international franchise area.
Our growing status as a leader of coffee and tea in Canada and abroad has also been due in part to our commitment and relationships with customers and suppliers. As a Blenz International Area Developer, you will also benefit from these many valued relationships.
Blenz’ successful franchise system will help reduce the risks associated with your company’s new business venture. Couple that with concentrated efforts on our part to train and support your team to establish only quality sites in your defined area, which further reduces the possibility for business failure.
What is an International Area Development Franchise Contract?
An International Area Development franchise contract is defined as a larger group of stores within a defined geographical territory, in countries outside Canada. These geographical territories are usually pre-determined by the Company. The minimum number of stores to be developed must not be less than 30 stores during the development term with a minimum of 6 stores to be developed within a period of the first 3 years.
Requirments to be an International Area Developer
Individual(s) or Corporation:
- Must possesses a proven, successful business background and track record.
- Must have already owned and operated another successful retail or service concept.
- Have a minimum of 10 years experience in direct management of people.
- Managing Director(s) for the Blenz project should possess degree(s) in business, marketing or other regionally recognized academic credentials.
- Must possess excellent real estate connections (already have an established network of realtor and landlord associations).
- Must not have participated in any past litigious activities.
- Understands the value of following Blenz’ proven business and marketing systems.
- Must develop and train a dedicated Operations Team to properly manage the Blenz International Area Development project.
- Willing to participate and complete all initial and ongoing International Area Development training requirements to maintain Int’l Area Developer status.
- Must be independent enough to fully execute the Blenz system and support others without ongoing supervision.
What are the Capital Requirements?
The International Area Developer must be financially able to purchase Blenz rights to open and manage a minimum of 30 stores within the defined territory. The cash requirements and ongoing funding required for such a project will be discussed with you upon receipt of your completed International Area Development Application.
Additional requirements, fee structures and proposed territory will also be provided once we have assessed your Application and you are considered a fully qualified Candidate
Shared Philosophy
As important as the capital requirement, the successful Candidate will also genuinely believe in and share Blenz’ business philosophy, which places great importance on the various people we deal with and the special relationships we have with each of them. This includes our customers, franchisees, landlords, suppliers and others.
Master Area Development contracts are currently available in the following regions:
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