NOTE: This is an “Emerging/Developing Brand”. It may be a great fit for your candidate but it is a higher risk with limited franchisees and validation. Talk directly with the Development Representative to understand their brand and presenting it effectively.

The Dolly Llama dessert shop 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 their distinctively engineered business and has all the necessary brand elements for the modern market.

They bring authentic European flavors with an American twist, while providing an uncompromising quality of fresh Liege and bubble waffles. Along with their famous waffles, they offer super premium artisan-made ice cream with the highest quality toppings and sauces.

The Dolly Llama has carefully and proactively engineered their business model in three formats including a full shop, kiosk and mobile unit. All of these easy to operate formats are NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED investments and have great unit economics. Their low total initial investment franchise is ideal for any thriving location in North America highly accessible to at least 60,000 people. Their full dessert shop total investment starts as low as $240,000, a kiosk for $170,000 and mobile unit for $101,500.

Ideal North American candidates are hardworking, enjoy interacting the public and have respect for themselves and others. Cost-free pre-qualification and financing is available through a third-party for those with a minimum of $75,000 in available capital for each shop developed.

They will work directly with your candidate to effectively operate a highly efficient artful dessert business. Their proactively equipped business model is constructed with franchise profit-centric systems that are designed to vigilantly protect their most valuable assets… their franchisees and their investments.

Key Points:

• Lower all-in investment
• National site selection and lease negotiation
• Contemporary and cool interior design
• National construction management support
• Comprehensive 1-week initial training
• Simple staffing and operational oversight
• Low food cost, labor and total unit level costs
• Grand Opening marketing and event planning
• National purchasing and procurement program
• Traditional and digital internet advertising initiatives
• Strong social media programming and guidance
• Local and brand centric public relations assistance
• Innovative and effective marketing initiatives
• Community fundraisers and campaigning efforts