Robeks Fruit Smoothies & Healthy Eats

Founded: 1996 Franchising since: 2001

1230 Rosecrans Ave., #400 Manhattan Beach, California 90266

Phone: (866)476-2357/ (310)727-0500

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 26 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	151	0	1	0
2008	161	0	1	1
2007	133	0	0	1
2006	105	0	0	0
2005	77	0	0	2

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $227.4K-360.1K Franchise fee: $30K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6-7% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	Yes
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $350K
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills & industry experience a plus

Operations

• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 - 20
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 1 week
• At existing store : 1 week

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media

Other marketing support

• Local store marketing program

Franchise 500® rank:
#172 (2009); #222 (2007); #220 (2006); #311 (2005);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#66 (2009);

Top New Ranking:
#9 (2006); #20 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#134 (2009); #168 (2007); #163 (2006);