Maui Wowi FDD Summary
Type of Business
As a franchisee, you will operate a restaurant called Maui Wowi, preparing and serving fresh fruit smoothies, Hawaiian coffee and related espresso beverages, a variety of Hawaiian products, and other beverage and food items, and other products and services. Maui Wowi products are sold from either fixed store fronts, non-traditional locations such as malls, airports or business complexes, or from portable units placed at events that occur on a periodic basis or are held in special or temporary venues. Three types of Maui Wowi franchises are being offered under this Franchise Disclosure Document. A “Single Unit Franchise” enables you to own and operate one Operating Unit. A “Standard Franchise” enables you to own and operate three (3) Operating Units, of any type in any combination. An “Empire Builder Franchise” enables you to own and operate ten (10) Operating Units of any type in any combination.
Corporate Information
Kahala Franchising, L.L.C is an Arizona limited liability company which was formed on December 29, 2008. Their parent company is Kahala Brands, Ltd., which is a Delaware corporation. Kahala Brands was formerly known as Kahala Corp. but changed its name to Kahala Brands in December 2014. Prior to that, Kahala Corp. was a Florida corporation and was redomiciled in Delaware on December 31, 2012. On July 26, 2016, Kahala Brands merged with a wholly-owned subsidiary of MTY Food Group, Inc. having an address at 8150 Transcanada Highway, Suite 200, Saint Laurent, Québec H4S 1MF. Kahala Brands’ parent company became MTY Franchising USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation incorporated originally as The Extreme Pita Franchising USA, Inc. on March 14, 2001, and having an address of 16420 N 92nd Street, Suite E120, Scottsdale, AZ 85260.
Investment
The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Maui Wowi franchise for a Single Unit Franchise ranges from $68,900 to $187,250 for a Mobile Operating Unit operating at Events, $72,900 to $215,050 for a Mobile Operating Unit operating at a Permanent Site, and $84,850 to $531,000 for a Fixed Operating Unit. The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Maui Wowi franchise for a Standard Franchise ranges from $81,400 to $502,750 for Mobile Operating Units operating at Events, $85,400 to $590,550 for Mobile Operating Units operating at Permanent Sites, and $97,350 to $1,513,500 for Fixed Operating Units. The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Maui Wowi franchise for an Empire ,Builder Franchise ranges from $103,900 to $1,585,750 for Mobile Operating Units operating at Events, $107,900 to $1,883,550 for Mobile Operating Units operating at Permanent Sites, and $119,850 to $4,910,000 for Fixed Operating Units.