Chipmunks Playland & Café

Requirements

Establishing a Chipmunks Playland & Café takes significant financial and personal investment. We are careful to ensure that anyone enquiring to be a Chipmunks franchisee is a good fit for our business.

Franchise Requirements

Establishing a Chipmunks Playland & Café takes significant financial and personal investment. We are careful to ensure that anyone enquiring to be a Chipmunks franchise is a good fit for our business.

Startup Costs

Capital Requirements

Start-up costs vary from city to city but can range anywhere from $600,000 – $1,200,000. This includes store design and fitout, franchise pack, operating equipment, legalities, signage, and IT systems. Excludes bond/bank guarantee, operating cash and cash contribution from landlord.

While we do not provide financial support directly, we can recommend financial houses in which we have relationships with and help with supporting documentation required.

Franchise Benefits

What you get for your investment?

  • Being part of an established and well recognised International brand
  • Access to a proven and profitable system
  • Head Office team committed to ongoing research and development
  • Branded website, social media, store email account
  • Franchisee Support Portal
  • National marketing and brand awareness
  • Group pricing and supplier relationships
  • Dedicated support team
  • Personal growth and upskilling

We are continually re-investing, refining and improving our support systems and we look forward to sharing what we offer during a discovery day. Start your journey below!

The Right Fit?

What we are looking for in a franchisee?

  • Personal Traits - High standards, good with ethic, good communicator, love working with kids and having a positive impact in your community
  • Owner/Operator - You’ve got to be prepared to make an investment of hard work and full time hours to reach success
  • Can Do Attitude - You’re energetic and take a hands on approach
  • Cleanliness - It’s at the heart of our business
  • Show You Can Follow a System - We have developed great systems and support over the years which has equalled success. We are not looking for someone who wants to reinvent the business
  • Strong Management Skills - Manage your team in a high pressure, dynamic workplace
  • Business Experience - You’ll know how to manage people, be great at customer service, familiar with bookkeeping and sales & marketing
  • Financially Qualified - We don’t want you to have to borrow so much money for your business that you’ll be stressed about the timeframe to pay it back