From perfecting family recipes and developing unique offerings like our Plant-Based Veggie Beef, to sourcing the highest quality ingredients and optimizing our operations, everything we’ve done has paved the way for a franchising opportunity like no other.
We’ve created a fast casual model that runs like a finely tuned machine, with high-quality menu offerings for today’s modern families. Pair our leadership expertise and best-in-class technological investment with experienced multi-unit operators, and we’ve got the perfect match for growth and profitability.
Finance, Menu, Innovation, Marketing, Education
Our investment in technology is everything to us – ensuring a consistent experience for our customers while enabling our staff to operate efficiently. As we continue to grow, we’re committed to partnering with industry-leading technology providers to ensure top-quality experiences for every Buona customer.
Our Key Technological Support
Franchisees receive customized marketing plans to support market launches with continued efforts to maintain awareness as the business scales. Our dedicated field marketing team works alongside franchisees to support local marketing efforts and design programming to suit the nuances of their local market, helping to drive brand loyalty, foot traffic, and online ordering in stores. Current efforts include but are not limited to:
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Schedule a call with our Franchise Development team to discuss the following:
• Territory of Interest
• Business Experience
• Financial Requirements
• Initial Investment Ranges
• Brand Information
NEXT STEPS: Should you meet our initial qualifications, we will invite you to submit your Franchise Application.
2
Our Franchise Development will reach out to schedule a call to review your application.
NEXT STEPS: Should you meet our qualifications, we will send you our Franchise Disclosure Documents.
3
Once you have received the FDD and have acknowledged Item 23 receipt, review and compile your thoughts to review with the Franchise Development Team and Executive Vice President.
NEXT STEPS: Schedule a call with Operations and Training leaders.
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Present your group’s strategy to operate the restaurant and/or ice cream shop. Share your plan with our Operations and Training leaders, including:
• Who will be trained in our University courses
• Who will run the day-to-day operation
• How your organization will lead above-restaurant disciplines (Operations, HR, Accounting, Marketing, etc.)
• How will you grow the business, implement local marketing
initiatives and more
• Our Operations and Training leaders will also answer your specific questions
NEXT STEPS: Submit the following information to our Franchise Selection Committee:
• Business Plan
• Bio for each member of the proposed Franchise Entity
• BoeFly Financial Verification
• Background Checks
5
Visit us in Chicago to meet our founders, leadership team and tour corporate locations.
NEXT STEPS: Await a decision from our Franchise Selection Committee.
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Submit the following information for legal agreements:
• Ownership Entity Documents
• Bank Account Information
NEXT STEPS: Sign agreements and wire initial Franchise Fee & Training Deposit.
This document should not be construed as an offer to sell any Buona or Rainbow Cone franchise. No franchise will be sold to any resident of any jurisdiction until the offering has been exempted from the requirements of, or duly registered in and declared effective by, such jurisdiction and the required Franchise Disclosure Document has been delivered to the prospective franchisee before the sale in compliance with the applicable law. Each Franchisee candidate is subject to a comprehensive review of qualification criteria as determined by Franchisor and formal approval of a Franchisee application by Franchisor in its sole discretion.
