FAQs

Office Location?
      Our office is located in Annapolis St. Greenhills, San Juan Metro Manila. Look for Ms. Daisy Laxamana. Contact Us to get more detailed information.


Franchise Procedure?
      Contact Us by calling or sending an SMS in our contact numbers, you can also email US at daisy.filtrep@gmail.com.


Franchise Details
• No Drink Restriction – you can sell any beverage except liquor
• Carts can be modified as pleased – you can modify the cart with lights, wheels, side tables, additional tarpaulins.
• Carts have 1 Month Warranty
• Certain Equipment's can be converted to LPG – Siopao Steamer, Griller etc
• Franchise Location shall be provided for by the franchisee, he/she must submit a sketch of proposed location for evaluation and approval
• We have no manpower services – you will hire/provide your own crew, we have free Crew Training (Unlimited, if your crew resigned we will train your new staff again)
• A 1 day Franchise Seminar is a must attend – how to conduct food preparation, conduct in selling, sales reporting, inventory control, spoilage, maintenance of equipment.
• Change of Concept is available only for Combination Carts
• Change of Location is available anytime, you just need to reprocess your zoning requirement in the office
• Terms of Payment – Cash, Credit Card or Checks (Full payment)
• Supplies and Delivery – we have no delivery charges, provided you need to order a
minimum of 3,500 Php worth of Food Products. If not , you can pick up your products to the nearest distributor/pick up centers.
• Location Assistance – we have freelance locators, in case you are having a hard time on your location, it cost 3,500 Php.
• Zoning – carts shall be 500 meters away from each other. Market protection (example. Your location will not be approved if there is an existing food cart with the same concept of your chosen concept) 500 Meter Radius

How to earn against expensive cart?
      Our food cart franchise have no royalty fee, which is one of the reasons that makes them cheaper. Our affordable Food Carts have delicous taste which makes the customer to come back for more! Our products are much affordable, have better quantity and have the same quality of the products of other expensive carts.

Franchisee Requirements?
      You must love Filtrepreneur Franchise, Inc. products. Willingness, commitment and dedication to manage. Self motivated with selling initiatives. Basic Management and entrepreneural skills. Has capacity to invest in a small business in food cart franchise. Local knowledge of the area where you want to set up.


How much does Franchise cost? What is included in the Franchisee fee?
      For a cart Php26,888.00 to P250,000.00 The Franchise fee is inclusive of the following: cart with signages and equipment. There are no annual franchise fees, no royalty fees and no store-opening fees. Also, the franchise fee includes the license which allows the dealer to operate and use the trademark of Franchise. The Franchise Cart terms is three (3) years.


How long does it take to open a Franchise shop?
      The Franchise business development process takes 3-4 weeks. The activities include processing of applications, construction of the cart, equipment and materials preparation and training.

When does the dealer have to pay the fee?
      Once dealer’s application is approved, franchisee needs to sign a franchise contract and pay the required franchise fee.


How much can a franchisee earn?
      Franchisee profitability depends highly on where he locates his cart. Gross margin is estimated at 40%. In order for franchisee to recoup his expenses (cost of goods, rental, depreciation, utilities and labor), he needs to sell about P2,500 per day (assuming rental is at P10,000 per month).


Who will be responsible in the recruitment and training of the personnel?
      Franchisee shall source, screen and select the required personnel. For Cart operation minimum of one (1) person per shift. Franchisor will conduct certain training programs which the dealer and his personnel must personally attend and successfully complete before they are allowed to operate and/or manage the unit.


What products will be sold in the Franchise outlet? At what price would the products be sold?
      For the cart operation, all Franchise products. Franchisee is not allowed to sell any other food item other than those specified by Franchisor. Franchisor will provide the standard price list of the products indicating the dealer’s selling price to the consumers. Franchisor shall peg the prices of such products according to the targeted profitability rates that will provide reasonable returns to the dealer.

BUSINESS REGISTRATION STEPS

1. DTI (www.dti.gov.ph) – Single Proprietorship

• Business Name Search
• New Applications, Renewals
• Changes of Business info or Cancel Business Name
• Certification of Request
• Business Name 5yrs – P300

2. Barangay Business Clearance

• Clearance from building owner of homeowner’s association
• Payment of Php150.00

3. Mayor’s Permit

• DTI Certificate of registration
• Sketch of exact Location
• Payment of Insurance
• Municipal Treasurer’s Certification that business is new and starting
• Pay 20% of 1% of paid-up Capitalization

Barangay Micro-Business Enterprise (BMBE) Act of 2002 (RA 9178)

• A barangay micro Business enterprise is engaged in production, processing or manufacturing of products as well as trading and services with a total assets of 3 million.
• Such as assets include those arising from loans but not the land on which the plant or equipment located

Incentives:

• Income tax Exemption from income arising from the operation of the enterprise
• Exemption from the coverage of the Minimum wage law, but employees will receive social security and health care benefits
• Priority to a special credit window set up especially for the financing requirements of a BMBE.

How to Register:

• a. Get Application from office of the Treasurer of the City or Municipality where the business is located
• b. Submit accomplished form with 3 passport size ID pictures
• c. A registered BMBE gets a Certificate of Authority effective for one year

4. BIR registration Certification no. and Tax identification no. (TIN) (www.bir.gov.ph)

5. Social Security System (www.sss.gov.ph)

• An employer or any person who uses services of another person in business, trade, industry or any undertaking must be registered with the SSS
• Social, civic professional, charitable and other non-profit organization which hire the services of employees are considered “employers”

Seminar Schedule

The seminar and training schedule below is mandatory for all food cart owners. It is provided to Franchisee after completing the franchise application process and payment. Seminar and training is part of the franchise package — it’s FREE.

Topics:

• Foodcart operation
• Costing and pricing
• Food handling
• Others

Please come on time. Seminar room will be closed once it started.

• A. Franchise Business Seminar

               Wednesday - 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm

               Saturday    -  9:00 am to 1:00pm

• B. Crew/Staff Training

Monday to Thursday (depending on food concepts) – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Friday and Saturday (all food concepts) – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

FRANCHISING TERMS

Listed below are the terms that we need to be familiarized when considering buying a franchise. It’s good to be familiarized with these words to better understand the business model and the documents you’ll be reading when going to sign a franchise contract.

• Franchisor – is the one who owns the overall rights and trademarks of the company and the one who gives the permit ion to its franchisees to use the rights and trademarks to do business. The franchisor charges the franchisee an upfront payment called ‘franchise fee’ for the rights to do business under the franchise name. In most cases, the franchisor also collects royalty fee from the franchisee.

• Franchisee – An individual that is granted a franchise, as to market a company’s goods or services in a certain local area.

• Franchise Fee – Is the cost of entry when purchasing a franchise business. This fee is primarily paid upfront to the franchisor by the franchisees for the use of the rights and trademarks of the business and is used by the franchisor to fund the initial support required by new franchisees.

• Franchise Agreement – is a legally binding agreement which outlines the franchisor’s terms and conditions for the franchisee. The franchise agreement also clearly outlines the obligations of the franchisor and the obligations of the franchisee. The franchise agreement is signed at the time an individual has made the final decision to buy the franchise.

• Trademark – is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or services from those of other entities. A trademark is usually a name, word, phrase, logo, symbol, design, image, or a combination of these elements.

• Royalty Fee – Is a set amount of money that a business franchise owner has to pay to be part of a franchise system. Usually, the fee is calculated as a percentage of gross or net sales and it is paid weekly, monthly or quarterly. The cost cover the privilege of using the franchise’s brand and the money is usually used to help out the franchisor (or parent company of the franchise) offset administrative and support functions.

Location Assistance

One of the most important factors for a business to “get right” when considering a new location, is the actual site. Though there are many issues to consider when you’re looking for space to house your business, make sure you ask yourself these four important questions:

• Foot traffic?
• Affordability?
• The surrounding establishments?

Best locations are:

• MRT and LRT stations
• Malls (inside and outside)
• Sidewalks
• Schools
• Supermarkets and Public Markets
• Public transport terminals
• Any place where foot traffic is heavy

Don’t have time to look around?

• We can refer you to our freelance locators to look for a location within Metro Manila, 3-5 possible locations will be searched. Service charge depends on the area. please check our list below:

Locator Rates

MANILA AREA BULACAN PAMPANGA OLONGAPO SUBIC TARLAC PANGASINAN DAGUPAN BAGUIO CAINTA TAYTAY ANTIPOLO BINANGONAN ANTIPOLO LAGUNA ALABANG CAVITE LASPINAS LEGASPI BICOL QUEZON PROVINCE CABANATUAN NUEVA ECIJA MINDANAO AREA VISAYAS AREA

3,500 4,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 6,000 6,000 7,000 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 4,000 3,500 4,000 4,000 8,000 8,000 5,000 6,000 5,000 15,000 w/ Ticket from Franchisee 10,000 w/ Ticket from Franchisee