The Dolly Llama
How do I buy my own The Dolly Llama Franchise?
You can open your own Dolly Llama waffles and ice cream shop if you are hard-working, enjoy interacting with people and you meet the financial qualifications. Prospects are asked to have a minimum of $60,000 in available capital and can expect the total investment for a full size shop to range between $101,500 and $277,000. The creative Dolly Llama menu items are as delicious as they are beautiful!
A One-of-a-Kind Dessert Experience.
Be the first to open one of the most notable, artisan and cool dessert franchise concepts in your area. The Dolly Llama franchise specializes in unique, hand crafted dessert waffles paired with artisanal ice cream and personalized toppings.
Learn more about this fun franchise today.
About
Not just your traditional dessert shop, The Dolly Llama is a destination! Founded in 2017, with its aesthetic flair, interactive environment, and unbeatable desserts, the concept attracts customers from all walks of life. Families, individuals, and students enjoy date nights and celebrations. This brand truly is magic!
The Dolly Llama is quickly becoming the hottest dessert destination for great tasting artfully designed unique desserts as well as the brand’s unmatched environment and identity. With her chic shades and cool LA swag, “Dolly” is becoming an icon and has come to represent our distinctively engineered business and has all the necessary brand elements for the modern market.
The Dolly Llama’s logo has come to represent the hottest dessert destination in Los Angeles. An outstanding leadership team, methodical approach to developing an industry leading franchise system and a distinctively engineered business model have combined to create all the necessary brand elements for the modern market:
- Authentic European flavors with an American twist
- Uncompromising quality of fresh Liege and bubble waffles
- Premium artisan made ice cream
- Highest quality toppings and sauces
- Indulgent portions ideal for sharing
- Young and hip LA brand vibe
- Cool, colorful and efficient shoppe design
- And, of course... Blue Cookie Monster Ice Cream!
Three Business Models
The Dolly Llama has carefully and proactively engineered our business model in three formats including:
- Full shop
- Kiosk
- Mobile unit
The brick and mortar space usually ranges from 800 sq. ft - 2,000 sq. ft.
Benefits and Support
The artisan leadership of the Dolly Llama are with you every step of the way to create a buzz in your area and create an absolutely memorable experience for every guest you service. Our proactively equipped business model is constructed with franchisee profit-centric systems that are designed to vigilantly protect our most valuable assets… our franchisees and their investments.
- No experience required
- Low total initial investment
- Multiple formats available
- National site selection and lease negotiation assistance
- National construction management support
- Comprehensive 1-week initial training
- Simple staffing and operational oversight
- Low food cost, labor and total unit level costs
- National purchasing and procurement program
- Strong social media programming and guidance
- Local and brand centric public relations assistance
- Innovative and effective marketing initiatives
Ideal Candidates
The Dolly Llama franchise is perfect for hardworking entrepreneurs who enjoy interacting with the public and have respect for themselves and others. If you’re interesting in learning more about opening The Dolly Llama in your area, inquire today.
* This information may have changed since first published. We recommend that you always verify fees, investment amounts, and offers with the business opportunity directly prior to making a decision to invest.
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