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Great Harvest Bread Co.: The Freedom Franchise

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Watch the Bakery Ownership Webinar. Learn more about the benefits of owning a Great Harvest bakery.

Take the Great Harvest Franchise Candidate Quiz!

Do you want the freedom to make your own decisions and truly run your own business?

Are you looking for a way to give back to your community and do something that actually makes a difference in your town?

Do you love the smell of fresh baked bread?

Would you like to see your hard work impact your own bottom line instead of your employer’s?

Do you want to choose the people you work side-by-side with every day?

Would you like to have the flexibility to set your own schedule and sleep in your own bed every night?

Would you feel proud to start the best food business in town?

Do you love doing what you think is right instead of what others are telling you to do?

Can you imagine wearing shorts to work every day?

Did you say “yes” to virtually every question?

CONGRATULATIONS! You may have found the best retail business for you!

A Great Harvest Bread Company can help you achieve many of your personal goals. We give you the freedom to run your own business, but with a supportive community of people doing the same thing, a proven business model and a national brand. And a side benefit – the joy of baking great tasting whole wheat bread!

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*Our initial fee for a first time bakery is currently $35,000 instead of $30,000 as expressed in this story. The NPR story also talks about a franchisee who generates over $600,000 in annual sales. As reported in our January 29, 2010, Franchise Disclosure Document, our franchisees' average system-wide sales for the period December 2008 through November 2009 were $511,588 (bread companies open and operating for the 12-month period as of November 30, 2009). Of the 178 bread companies meeting this criterion, 68, or 38.2%, exceeded this average. A new franchisee's individual financial results may differ from these results.

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