Zoup! Fresh Soup Co. Franchise

Soups, salads, sandwiches & smoothies

ZOUP! FRESH SOUP COMPANY, named one of Inc. Magazine's '500 fastest-growing companies,' is the country's leading quick-casual soup restaurant - defining the category with its fresh, handcrafted and all-natural soups, sandwiches, salads and smoothies. Best known for 'taking soup to the next level,' ZOUP! has used its 'everything matters' philosophy to build the state-of-the-art infrastructure, systems and support programs that make franchisees successful. Offering geographic areas to motivated people.

Zoup!’s first store opened in 1998 in the Detroit suburb of Southfield. The restaurant was an immediate success and within five years the company opened five more Detroit-area locations.

Also during this period, the company worked on beefing up its infrastructure and developing an unlimited soup capacity, all with an eye toward making Zoup! a premier franchise organization.

Please Note: The operators of Zoup! Fresh Soup Co., may not have verified the accuracy of the franchise information contained within this website. For accurate up-to-date information, customers are strongly recommended to visit the official Zoup! Fresh Soup Co. website.

Start-up Costs & Franchise Fees

How much does it cost to open a Zoup! Fresh Soup Co. franchise?

Total Investment: $225,500-$397,000
Initial Franchise Fee: $25,000
Royalty Fee: 5%
Advertising Fee:
Term of Agreement: 10 years

How to contact Zoup! Fresh Soup Co.

Zoup! Fresh Soup Co.
28290 Franklin Rd.
Southfield, MI
48034

Phone: (248)663-1111
Fax: (248)663-9880

Website: Visit Website

Zoup! Fresh Soup Co. News

Soup Facts And Lore
Americans consume more than 10 billion bowls of soup every year. Ninety-nine percent of all American households purchase soup each year, making it a $5 billion business. Women are more than twice as likely as men to cite soup as a typical lunch (9.6% versus 4.0%). The earliest evidence o... more

Zoup! Is…what Everybody Has Been Waiting For!
For Customers… Zoup! is…healthy, nutritious and fresh fare that is unlike anything else available – made without any MSG or additives and served in a sparkling-clean setting. Zoup! is…comfort, satisfaction and convenience. It’s a healthy, popularly-priced meal, and an experience they co... more

Zoup! Cooks Up Soup Into A Meal…and A Dynamic Business Concept
While Zoup! Fresh Soup Company started with a single store and a basic plan for creating the best-tasting, handcrafted soups ever made, its creators always planned to expand their quick-casual concept. Now, six years later, the country’s leading gourmet soup restaurant and carry-out – with its ... more

Zoup! Forges Its Own Category In The Quick-casual Marketplace
Zoup! Fresh Soup Company – the country’s leading quick-casual soup concept restaurant – is doing for the soup category what Panera® did for the bakery/café category and Qdoba® and Baja Fresh® did for the fresh burrito category. It is creating and capturing a dining market segment that didn’... more

Zoup! Debuts At Grand Rapids’ Outdoor Food Festival
Grand Rapids soup fans will have their first Zoup! experience this weekend when the gourmet soup restaurant and carryout samples its award-winning recipes at the “Taste of Grand Rapids and Barbecue Competition.” Zoup! Alpine-Comstock Park and Zoup! Kentwood – franchises of Zoup! Fresh ... more
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Franchise History

When did the first Zoup! Fresh Soup Co. open? 1998
When did Zoup! Fresh Soup Co. start franchising? 2003

Year U.S.A. Canada International Corporate

2005 9 0 0 5

2004 6 0 0 5

2003 1 0 0 6

2002 N/A N/A N/A 5

2001 N/A N/A N/A 4

Expansion Plans

United States: Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania,

Financing Options

Expense In-House Third Party

Franchise Fee No Yes

Startup Costs No Yes

Equipment No N/A

Inventory No Yes

Accounts Receivable No No

Payroll No No

Training & Support

Training
Self-study & computer-aided training

Support
Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing
Co-op advertising, Ad slicks

Business Operations

0% of all franchisees own more than one unit
Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12
Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Qualifications & Business Experience

Business Experience:

Restaurant experience is helpful but not required

Listing Tags

zoup, detroit, troy, michigan, rencen, fresh soup, soups, sandwiches, coffees, juices, delivery, lunch, food, soup cafe, homezoup, carry out, carry-out, carryout, northwestern highway

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