Sertinos Franchise
Sertinos franchises offer specialty coffee and tea shops or cafes with a QSR twist to combine cozy comfort, made-from-scratch food and gourmet ice cream.
$208,950
$35,000
13
2006
Portland,OR
C.R. Duffie
About Sertinos
Sertinos and Sertinos Café locations take the traditional idea of a gourmet coffee shop and add a unique twist with a combination of handmade deli menu items, goods baked in house and premium ice cream. Visitors are entranced by the wonderful aromas of organic whole-bean coffee from places such as Ethiopia, Panama, Sumatra and Peru. Those in search of quiet relaxation can opt for imported loose-leaf teas and other popular café items such as iced mocha and caramel macchiato that are made from the brand’s renowned single-origin beans.
Besides picking up a cup of designer coffee and panini on the way to work, customers can choose to lounge in the café’s comfy chairs or hang out with friends over an espresso milkshake. Busy parents can grab toasted subs for supper, and there are numerous breakfast and lunch options as well, all made to order with natural ingredients.
Franchise Unit Trends & Revenue
13
-
$198,123
* in 2018
Franchise Fees
$35,000
Veteran's Fee: $31,500
6.0%
Gross Sales
1.0%
Gross Sales
Why Choose Sertinos?
Sertinos offers clientele its own gourmet whole bean coffee brews and blends, responsibly sourced and completely organic. In-house loose-leaf teas feature imported varieties with a free trade stamp. This focus on natural, environmentally friendly coffee beans and tea leaves is attractive to customers looking for premium drinks that also carry a non-GMO label. This market enjoyed sales of approximately $550 million in 2016 in a rising trend towards organic coffee consumption.
Sertinos allows franchisees considerable freedom to tailor locations to the needs of market customers, from selecting an optimal layout for the café to deciding which menu options will be offered locally. After helping interested franchisees with demographic research, Sertinos offers recommendations for possible locations, such as piazzas, shopping malls, airports or independent structures with drive-through service. Size possibilities range from a cozy kiosk to a large Sertinos Café with interior seating and outdoor tables.
A final feature that potential franchisees may value is the brand’s policy of offering business owners required equipment and supplies at its sizeable national discount from distributors. In other words, Sertinos doesn’t profit off of franchisees by attempting to resell these items at a higher markup.
Starting Costs & Investment Requirements
$208,950 - $288,625
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$208,950
Training & Support
Sertinos offers franchisees five days of classroom instruction at corporate headquarters, along with two weeks of hands-on training for all employees on location.
History
The company that would eventually become the Sertinos brand started off in July of 1986 as All American Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Shops. It featured premium ice cream made with butterfat and tasty non-fat frozen yogurt. Then the ice cream shops began to offer made-from-scratch cookies, fresh fruit smoothies and other chilled beverages that went beyond frozen treats.
Twenty years later, in 2006, All American Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt decided to diversify, opening the first gourmet coffee and tea shop under the Sertinos name. It didn’t take long for this flagship coffee shop to turn into a social hub where college students and community members could take a moment to breathe and hang out with friends.
Today, the headquarters of Sertinos is located in Portland, Oregon, but ironically the brand’s largest following is centered around its first official location in Beaumont, Texas. In a little over 10 years, this premier coffee shop has grown into 16 Sertinos kiosks and Sertinos Cafés along the West Coast and throughout Texas, with a desire to eventually grow from Hawaii to Maine.
Ideal Candidate
The Sertinos franchise adapts well to several different business strategies that franchisees may have in mind. For example, owners can decide whether to open a single location — kiosk or coffee shop — or operate several Sertinos cafes simultaneously. Pricing of the initial franchise fee is discounted for additional café openings.
Master franchise opportunities are available in virtually any area of the country. This is one of the benefits of working with a brand that has plenty of room to grow. Once approved for a master franchise, owners can develop a much larger territory and expand through sub-franchisees. As the level of business responsibilities rises, so does the need for previous organizational experience or administrative education.
No prior experience overseeing or working in a coffee shop is needed. Sertinos provides extensive classroom instruction and on-the-job training for new entrepreneurs, covering topics such as product preparation, staff hiring, business administration, marketing, retail sales and other key areas for successfully running the new location.
Franchisees should expect to invest significant time training staff and overseeing day-to-day business operations, such as reviewing menu items or organizing promotional events. For this reason, prospective owners should ideally have strong drive and an outgoing personality.
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