Have you always dreamed of a Chocolate Café?
Begin your own Chocolate Company franchise now and build your success with us.
Proven Success Formula
As a franchisee at CHCO, you not only benefit from a proven formula, but you also receive continuous support in all areas of entrepreneurship!
There are various training sessions about coffee & chocolate, marketing support for both e-commerce and in-store, and assistance with purchasing & retail planning.
What are the minimum requirements?
To start the journey as a CHCO franchisee, we have a few minimum requirements that future franchisees must meet. The most important are:
Franchise type: Hard franchise
Annual franchise fee: 5%
Required equity: Min. €50,000
Take the leap!
Are you excited about CHCO and interested in operating your own CHCO café?
Contact us and receive our franchise document with all the information you need to open a Chocolate Company Café.
CHOCOLATE COMPANY
Franchise
Chocolate Company is part of Cavesco, a brand house focused on coffee and hospitality chains. Here, quality goes hand in hand with growth. Our formulas are leading in the industry and have been awarded many awards for service and coffee quality. Our goal is to grow by combining the strengths of different cooperating entrepreneurs and helping them flourish.
The main activity is to offer attractive hospitality propositions, provide a solid foundation, and offer support to franchisees. Barista Cafe, Chocolate Company, Doppio Espresso, MultiVlaai, and Single Estate Coffee Roasters are part of this family.
YOUR OWN CHCO CAFE
Welcome to your own indulgent chocolate-luxury café. A special place where you surprise everyone who walks in with the offering; products for home, as gifts, or to enjoy in the café!
WHAT DOES CHOCOLATE COMPANY STAND FOR?
We are a bustling hospitality venue combined with an artisanal chocolate shop. At Chocolate Company, we believe that life should always be a celebration, hence our motto: ‘Life is grand!’
The story of Chocolate Company (CHCO) began in 2004, when the creative mind of chocolatier Toussaint introduced the CHCO Hotchocspoon: a delicious chunk of chocolate on a wooden spoon, perfect for making the best cup of hot chocolate.
Today, the CHCO Hotchocspoon is available in more than 50 (!) flavors, and CHCO has expanded its range with delightful bonbons, chocbars, chocfondues, and much more. The CHCO chocolate designers truly "cook" with chocolate, using the finest herbs and premium cocoa beans. The result: the most surprising and unique flavor combinations, with the CHCO motto 'Life Is Grand' always shining through!
THE ULTIMATE COMBINATION
Cafe or shop? The answer is: both! The Chocolate Company franchise café combines the vibrant hospitality experience with the retail adventure of a chocolate shop. CHCO guests can enjoy a delicious lunch, High Tea or High Choc, the best coffees, and top-quality pastries in the café, then treat themselves to CHCO chocolate in the shop. The chocolate is produced in our own CHCO production facility in Kerkrade. This unique combination offers guests the complete CHCO experience with every visit.
FRANCHISING AT CHOCOLATE COMPANY
Collaboration, efficiency, and short lines are key elements of our franchise formula. Chocolate Company is structured so that every entrepreneur within the franchise formula benefits from the scale advantages achieved by buying and distributing together. Additionally, we work together to strengthen the brand and increase efficiency within the organization.
The main advantage for franchisees is that they can focus as much as possible on the daily operations of their own Chocolate Company business. From the service office in Joure, we work hard every day to relieve entrepreneurs as much as possible in areas such as purchasing, marketing, automation, and product development.
Are we going to run your business? No! As a franchisee, you are an independent entrepreneur responsible for the results of your own location. Even in franchising, entrepreneurship is for your own account and risk.
YOU AS A CHCO FRANCHISEE
You have what it takes to become a local hero! You easily connect with people, have a positive attitude, and understand that a smile can work wonders. Your talent lies in creating a pleasant atmosphere for both your guests and your team. Ideally, you have relevant management or entrepreneurial experience in hospitality.
Of course, you love coffee, are crazy about chocolate, and value quality and service. Additionally, you are open to learning new things and making them your own.
We would love to get in touch with you!
FRANCHISE FEES
To use our franchise formula, our support, and expertise, franchisees pay franchise fees. We charge a one-time entry fee of EUR 12,500. This gives you the right to open a Chocolate Company and partially covers the start-up costs.
The franchise fee is 5% of monthly revenue.
Financing a Chocolate Company is done through a bank of your choice. We often collaborate with ABN AMRO. An equity amount of at least EUR 50,000 provides a good base, though banks typically require 25% - 30% equity of the total investment for a financing application.
INTERESTED?
Are you excited and can already picture yourself running your own Chocolate Company location? Do you have an eye for quality and are you driven to provide guests with a unique and excellent coffee and chocolate experience? Have you always wanted to be an entrepreneur and join a dynamic organization?
Visit www.chocolatecompany.nl/franchise for more information or contact Nienke via: 0513 - 419363 or [email protected].