2015

Twinkle Brown Sugar's mission is to provide people with authentic tea drinks and a social setting to enjoy. For the past six years, we have nurtured and grown the exciting and in-demand concept of the tea bar.

Year	Franchised	Change	Company-Owned	Change	Total	Change
2013	0	--	2	0.0%	2	0.0%
2012	0	--	2	--	2	--

Investment Required

The initial franchise fee for a Twinkle Brown Sugar franchise is $8,000. Twinkle Brown Sugar provides the following range of investments required to open your initial franchise. The range assumes that all items are paid for in cash. To the extent that you choose to finance any of these expense items, your front-end investment could be substantially reduced.

Item	Established Low Range	Established High Range
Initial Franchise Fee	$8,000	$8,000
Travel & Living Expenses While Attending Initial Training	$2,500	$4,000
Rent & Security Deposit (3 months)	$2,500	$5,000
Leasehold Improvements	$75,000	$100,000
Equipment	$27,000	$3,200
Furniture, Office Equipment & General Software	$20,000	$25,000
Signs	$5,000	$10,000
Proprietary Software License	$1,000	$1,000
Grand Opening	$5,000	$7,500
Insurance	$6,000	$10,000
Legal Fees	$1,000	$5,000
Opening Inventory of Supplies	$10,000	$15,000
Additional Funds (3 months)	$12,000	$25,000
Total Investment	$175,000	$247,500

Ongoing Expenses

Twinkle Brown Sugar franchisees are responsible for the following ongoing expenses: a weekly royalty fee equal to the greater of $105 or 3% of gross revenues; a weekly network marketing fee equal to the greater of $25 or 2% of gross revenues; and a monthly local and cooperative marketing contribution of at least 8% of gross revenues (and not less than $2,500). Additional ongoing expenses include additional training fees and a monthly software licensing fee, among others.

What You Get: Training and Support

The Twinkle Brown Sugar initial training program will take place at the company's Alhambra, CA training center and at one or more operating Twinkle Brown Sugar businesses. The new franchisee and up to two additional employees will receive both classroom instruction and on-the-job training in the following areas, among others: company objectives, new office development, service, operations, computer systems sales, marketing, and people management. Twinkle Brown Sugar will provide periodic training for managers and certain other employees, as well as periodic consultation and advice concerning business operation, following the opening of your newly franchised Twinkle Brown Sugar business.

Territory

Twinkle Brown Sugar does not grant exclusive territories.

Note: The tables and information regarding the number of operating units, investment required, ongoing expenses, training and territory grants were taken from the company's 2014 FDD.