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He must have sound and fluent conversation; he cannot be drunken or dirty; the slightest dubiousness is quick to exile him to the police force, journalism, the oyster boats, or some other Siberia of the broken.

Shaker Franchise

Background

Shaker® was conceived by Adam Freeth in 2001 as part of a BA and MSc in Business Management and Entrepreneurship, coupled with his bartending exploits throughout Europe. Our first training program (the International Bartenders Course â€“ IBC) was delivered to a budding group of five in the winter of 2001, followed by our first events service at a small house party in Gloucestershire.

Today Shaker has evolved into a globally respected authority on bartender training and cocktail culture. Shaker now operates two core divisions Shaker BarSchool® and Shaker Events training thousands of bartenders and consulting with some of the largest spirit brands in the world with branches in Birmingham, London, Cape Town and Johannesburg.

“ We like to think of our business as a cocktail of services supporting the needs of the ever evolving hospitality industry. ”
Adam Freeth (Founder of Shaker®)

Shaker. The Business

The Shaker BarSchool® operates world class bartender training academies and a definitive range of accredited and vocational hospitality courses from cocktail masterclasses to professional and advanced bartender courses, wine and spirit and licensee courses. Shaker® also provides a turnkey training solution for hospitality businesses and individuals.

Shaker BarSchool® has attracted the interest from a number of global brands including Diageo, Pernod Ricard, Bacardi, Cellar Trends, Moet Hennessy, Inspirit Brands, Global Brands, First Drinks, Grants, Red Bull and Funkin.

Shaker BarSchool® Mission

‘to offer unrivalled practical and theoretical bartender training and educational courses for the hospitality industry. Our mission is to evolve our courses amid the ever-changing climates of the industry and provide an environment which endorses that advancement’

Training and Support

Shaker® provides a thorough and comprehensive set-up and operational training program to the franchisee and their team for between 3 weeks and can be provided either in the local market or at their Head Office in Birmingham. The initial training covers all aspects of the training courses, business administration, sales and marketing and operations.

The initial training covers

BarSchool Set-up
Sales and Administration
Marketing. The Shaker Way
Train the Trainer Program

On-going training and updates are provided on a regular basis throughout the franchise agreement. The franchisee will be given a complete operations manual.

Are you a Mover or a Shaker?

We are looking for people that have a proven track record in business, preferably the hospitality and/or training industries. Shaker requires experienced hospitality professionals and business builders whom possess an entrepreneurial flair and a real passion for hospitality and service. A Shaker franchisee will be a knowledgeable, highly ambitious, confident, people person who knows how to build and inspire a team of professionals.

Each application will be evaluated on individual merit. The evaluation criteria are as follows:

Hospitality/training industry experience preferable, ideally 3-5 years
An understanding of how franchising works
Available capital to setup the business
Owners are expected to operate the business themselves
A positive attitude and excellent people skills
Not afraid of long hours and hard work

You will be expected to operate your franchise in accordance with Shaker® standards of service and quality.

Finance

Investments are estimated on specific international markets. If you plan on integrating this to an existing business some capital expenses may not be required.

Franchise Investment

Capital Investment: Minimum £20,500.00 inc VAT – this includes set-up of Shaker BarSchool facilities (Note: this is the minimum required and capital investment could be more or less depending on local market).
Franchise Fee: £15,000.00 per region
Website Set-up Fee: £3,000.00 per region
Total Franchise Package: Between £38,500.00
Additional Working Capital: £5,000.00

Annual License Fees & Royalties

Royalty Fees – 2.5% of Turnover
Management Fee – £375.00 - £500.00 fixed monthly management fee

Annual license fees are to be paid at the beginning of the year; Royalties are to be paid within three months of the end of the financial year as a percentage of net revenues.

TRADING PERIOD	FIXED ANNUAL MANAGEMENT FEE	% ROYALTIES OF NET SALES
Year 1	£4,500.00	2.5%
Year 2	£5,000.00	2.5%
Year 3,4,5	£6,000.00	2.5%

A FULL BREAKDOWN OF FINANCIAL AND FRANCHISE INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN ON COMPLETION OF THE SHAKER APPLICATION FORM AND OUR CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED.

Please email adam@shaker-uk.com to receive a copy of our CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT and THE SHAKER APPLICATION FORM

Countries/ Territories

Shaker® currently operates in Birmingham, London, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Antibes, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Muscat and Perth and service England, South Africa, South of France, UAE, Oman and Australia. We are specifically looking for franchisees, licensees or partners for the following countries/territories, we would however consider other territories if we feel there is a viable market for our business.

Africa - Nigeria, Kenya,
America - New York, San Francisco, Miami, LA, Chicago, Boston,
Australia/New Zealand - Perth, Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
Caribbean - Jamaica, St Lucia, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Antigua, Dominican, Republic, Bahamas
Canada - Toronto, Montreal, Nova Scotia, Vancouver
China - Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macau
Europe - Russia, Poland, Slovakia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Croatia, Portugal, France, Spain, Greece, Italy, Cyprus, Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Romania.
India - Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai
Far East - Singapore, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan,
South America - Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Caracas, Montevideo