Ruffin's Pet Centres Inc.

Founded: 1981 Franchising since: 1987

109 Industrial Ct. Dunnville, Ontario N1A 2X5

Phone: (905)774-7079

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 5 employee(s); 1 employee(s) in franchise department.

Where Seeking Franchisees
Not available in the U.S.

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 10,000 population

Total investment: $76.2K Cdn. Franchise fee: $20K

Ongoing royalty fee: 4% Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $35K

Operations

• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 days
• At franchisee's location: 1 week
• At existing stores : 3 days

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising