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Business Type
FranchiseMin Liquid Capital
$150,000Total Investment
$406,000 to $600,000Required Net Worth
$500,000Number of Units
18In Business Since
1997* For Current Info See:
Franchise Disclosure Document
Owning A Cafe Yumm! Can Be As Satisfying As Our Food
We truly believe in balancing business and life so that each is more Soul satisfying… Deeply nourishing®. We’re passionate about the food we serve and the service we provide. We focus on locally sourced and Certified Organic ingredients, served in a warm, inviting environment containing environmentally friendly materials. Yet, our unit economics compare well with longer established brands. We’re serious about business, but we’re also serious about doing it differently. If that sounds good, having your own Café Yumm! restaurant might be right for you.
Offer Your Guests A Unique And Memorable Restaurant Experience With CafeYumm!
Café Yumm! is a Fast Casual restaurant that’s unlike anything you have experienced before. Our wholesome, savory food is based on the simplest of ingredients—whole foods with minimal processing. Our signature dish, the Yumm! Bowl™, comes in a variety of styles and flavors, each topped with irresistible sauces. Talk to our guests, everyone has a favorite Yumm! Bowl. Guests also love our hearty salads, soups, sandwiches, wraps and skewers. All of our ingredients are of the highest quality, over 50% of the food we serve is Certified Organic, and we source as locally as possible.
Our restaurants are different. We stand firm on our commitment to being as environmentally friendly as possible. We source recycled and sustainable materials in both construction and operation. For example, our tables are made from re-milled wood or agricultural plant stalks and seed casings. We reduce our energy and water use by participating in green power choices from local utilities, by using LED lighting, and more. We built the first certified Gold LEED for Retail restaurant in the State of Oregon. We also built the first solar powered electric vehicle charging station at a restaurant anywhere in the U.S.A. We are a registered Benefit Company.
Comprehensive, In-Depth Training; Plus, Ongoing Support For Your Business
We provide a minimum two weeks of in-depth classroom and hands-on training at our headquarters in Eugene, Oregon. Our Opening Team will be with you for one week before your restaurant opens, and for one week after you’ve opened. We’re there to train your staff, ensure the quality standards are maintained, and your first guests instantly become loyal ones.
We provide a detailed operations manual loaded with techniques, procedures, recipes, recommendations, and guidelines. Our Management Team has an open-door policy, sharing their personal cell phone numbers with franchisees. We publish a weekly newsletter chock full of best practices, tips, suggestions, and information to help you become successful. We hold Franchise Advisory Council meetings three times each year where all franchisees join franchisor staff to discuss anything of interest.
Café Yumm! currently runs three company-wide promotions a year to help drive customers to your door. We also help you develop a comprehensive marketing plan that’s tailored to your location and local conditions. Plus, you’ll have access to our graphic design team and other marketing materials.
Each franchisee is assigned a Franchise Consultant who can help you with coaching, brainstorming, empathy, systems review, and quality, service, cleanliness, and branding compliance. The Franchise Consultant exists to help you directly, or refer you to another person in the organization who might be better able to offer assistance.
CafeYumm! Is A Proven Model For Personal And Business Success
Café Yumm! founders and franchisor executives have successfully run their own restaurants, so we know what being in the trenches is like. Since 1997, Café Yumm! has been improving recipes and processes, and growing a loyal customer base. We’ll share that knowledge with you!
We provide financial information in Item 19 of the Franchise Disclosure Document so you can evaluate unit economics yourself. We provide contact information of current franchisees so you can contact them directly, learn what their experience has been, and most importantly learn whether they would make the same decision to own a Café Yumm! restaurant knowing then what they know now.
Our founders are very involved in our operations and the senior management team has stayed virtually intact since we began franchising in 2007. Our infrastructure has grown over the years, with the addition of key members to support operations. Our dedicated field support staff is available to assist with business consulting, restaurant operations, real estate site selection and acquisition, construction, marketing, bookkeeping, vendor relations, and more.
We have won numerous awards for food, values and business growth. Business awards include: Inc. Magazine’s 500/5,000 fastest growing companies; Top 100 Best Restaurant Franchises (FranchisRankings.com); and Top 500 Franchise Systems (Franchise Times). Most important to us are our accolades from various newspaper and magazine polls, including: Most Environmentally Friendly Business, Best New Restaurant, Best Value, Best Lunch, Best Comfort Food, and Best of Campus. Read our other awards at www.cafeyumm.com/awards
Café Yumm! is unique, innovative, and appeals to an ever-widening, health-conscious audience. Our restaurant type is the fastest growing segment. Café Yumm! attracts a growing demographic of guests who both care about what they eat and want to support businesses who balance the importance of people, planet, and profits. Visit our restaurants, taste the food, meet our Team Members and guests, and decide for yourself.
