DonutNV
$100,000
$59,500
99
2019
Orlando,FL
Alex Gingold
Overview
This sweet food truck concept is an interactive, 100% mobile franchise opportunity that generates INSANE profit margins (84%+ NET!).
DonutNV serves hot, made-to-order mini donuts, fresh squeezed lemonade, plus hot and iced coffee. If their delicious donuts don’t draw a crowd, their custom trailers sure will. Every DonutNV trailer is one-of-a-kind, built from the ground up, and includes their exclusive donut machines and an LED viewing window. Customers can watch donuts being made fresh through the viewing window, creating a crowd-drawing, interactive experience.
Their proprietary donut mix has a long shelf life, and because donuts are made to order, franchisees can generate insanely high margins of 84%+ with extremely low waste. Their incredibly simple model can be run with very few employees, so franchisees can have an incredibly flexible schedule while producing high margins.
If you’re looking to escape corporate America, or just want a simple franchise concept with high margins, this is a fun, flexible, and profitable business no matter your experience or background.
Franchise Unit Trends and Revenue
99
82
$127,871
* in 2023
Franchise Fees
$59,500
Veteran's Fee: $54,500
$125 - $146
Fixed Weekly
$200
Why Choose DonutNV?
Top 5 Selling Points:
- Interactive mobile experience via a custom, turn-key trailer with proprietary donut equipment
- Product is made on demand and is high margin with low waste
- Event-focused – set your schedule through pre-paid and guaranteed bookings
- Flat weekly royalties - no penalty for success!
- Minimal labor overhead, 2-3 people needed to run a truck.
Competitive Advantages:
- Mobile franchises exclusively via custom donut trailers
- Food Trailers are customized and built completely from the ground-up
- Exclusive "Watch the Donuts" LED lit viewing window
- Exclusive donut machines only in the US and have DonutNV logo and produce over 1,100 mini donuts per hour
- Direct support for donut machines 24/7
- Offers a flat royalty structure
Starting Costs and Investment Requirements
$185,075 - $253,525
$250,000
$100,000
Training and Support
Initial Training:
New franchisees are scheduled for training at least 45-60 days prior to launch so they can complete a series of tasks and marketing efforts before coming to training. This includes assisting franchisees with permitting, guerilla marketing efforts on the ground in their territory, and preparing to run their new business immediately following training. Training occurs over 5 days at Florida HQ and includes:
- 2 days of classroom training
- 2 days of equipment and recipe training
- 1 day of DonutNV LIVE, a real-world stress test event where franchisees set up their trailer, make the product, serve real guests and break everything down with DonutNV team.
On-Going Support:
- Great support system in place to ensure franchisees can always operate their DonutNV mobile unit successfully
- Operations team available 24-7 for emergency support/troubleshooting
- Generators with warranties that can be replaced on the same day. All equipment comes with at least a 1+ year warranty
- Operations team works closely with franchisees to help them grow their business, assist with marketing collateral, and book successful events
- DonutNV has tools in place to aid franchisees in responding to event leads, booking events and making every event profitable
- Online training tools for initial brand training and setup, new product seasonal launch material, and onboarding new team members
History
Founders, Alex and Amanda Gingold, knew that there was more to life than the routine daily grind of just going to work and coming home, day in and day out. Dozens of couch conversations later, a new brand started taking shape. Shortly after, the first location opened in May 2014 as Cinnamini Donuts at the Philadelphia Premium Outlets. The response was incredible! On opening weekend, customers were lined up to watch the donuts being made, and to taste them of course. After running out of supplies on the first day, it was clear that the concept was a runaway success.
Customer feedback over the next several months demanded that the concept be taken mobile - the requests for their donuts at birthday parties and weddings poured in. Months of design and fine-tuning led to the first mobile unit being launched in July 2015. There was an immediate following - everyone loved the bright and flashy donut truck!
Ideal Candidate
- Sales and marketing background
- Desire to provide superior customer service experience
- Ability to troubleshoot
- Business acumen
- Team oriented
- Self-starter
- Desire to scale, multi-unit ownership (flexible ownership opportunity)
Current Franchisee backgrounds: Insurance, retail, hospitality, military
