We greatly appreciate your interest and are excited to be able to introduce you to Richard's Foodporium! Opening a Richard's Foodporium franchise requires a strong personal commitment and active involvement in the store.

Richard's Foodporium offers the ONLY franchise opportunity in the thriving $112 billion natural & specialty foods industry in the country. You'll enjoy security, independence & limitless potential running your own business in a recession-resistant industry. Richard's Foodporium offers a truly unique combination of differentiating factors through its decor package, product mix, private label products, efficient footprint, marketing, brand image, neighborhood locations, operational systems and highly skilled Management Team. 

Awarding franchises is based on a number of factors including prior experience, integrity, work ethic, as well as other personal and financial qualifications. To ensure that our franchise operators will be able to qualify with lenders and landlords, and are able to comfortably invest, build out and manage through the initial startup phase, we prefer that potential franchise operators have $200,000 or more in liquid capital and a net worth of at least $750,000. 

With 30 years of experience, we bring proven systems, training and guidance that can help you avoid costly mistakes. Our franchise operation is structured to help minimize the many risks that may be involved with individual business ownership. As a franchise owner, you will reap the benefits of a support system in a cooperative organization and maintain the independence of running your own store.

Training

Training and support never stops at Richard's. Included in your franchise fee is a two-week, intensive training course in our Franchise Training facilities, located in beautiful Venice, Florida. This training will cover everything from store operations, management procedures, basic accounting and marketing training, to nutritional education. Franchise operators pay only for the cost of transportation, lodging and meals.

A franchise support staff member will also be on site for an additional week of training around the opening of your store, to assure a smooth and efficient launch of your new enterprise. Once open, further training is available through various sources from annual trainings in our Venice facilities, to newsletters, vendor trainings, trade shows, seminars, educational supplements from our offices and support from all of our directors in every facet of operations.

Support

In addition to initial franchise training and on-site opening assistance, Richard's Foodporium places great importance on continuing franchise training and support. Our support staff will periodically visit stores to assist in new product education, ongoing merchandising guidance, review of store operations and market conditions, and keeping you on the cutting edge of a growing industry.

Richard's Foodporium has a quality team of Marketing, Operations, Real Estate, Construction, Human Resources, Purchasing, Sales and Training professionals with over 165 combined years of business and franchise experience that is always available to support your success.

Marketing

Richard's has a strong brand presence supported by coordinated, professional marketing programs that are designed to encourage word of mouth, customer loyalty and foster positive community relations. The marketing program includes local and regional advertising, demographic targeting techniques, in-store signage, promotions, gift cards, a customer loyalty and "rewards" programs, outbound direct mail, internet advertising and more.