Ellianos Coffee Company Welcomes First HeroFran Franchisee

Franchise Wire:

Ellianos Coffee Company welcomes Catherine Tune to the Ellianos Franchise Family, as the first franchisee to be awarded a franchise under the new HeroFran program. Catherine Tune has signed on to develop at least 3 locations in the Tallahassee, Florida and Thomasville, Georgia areas within the next 3 years.

‘We are thrilled to award our first HeroFran franchise to Catherine Tune who has served the State of Florida Department of Corrections for over 25 years,’ commented Ellianos Founder and Chairman, Scott Stewart.

The HeroFran Program is designed to give business incentive and recognition to heroes who have committed their lives to the safety of their fellow Americans. A ‘qualifying hero’ is defined as any U.S. military veteran, law enforcement officer, or firefighter who has served 4 or more years and is separated from service under honorable conditions. The 4 year service requirement does not apply if a hero was separated for a service-related injury.

The HeroFran Program offers qualifying heroes the choice of 2 incentive recognition programs: 1) a 50% reduction of the current franchise fees (from $20,000 to $10,000) to open a single Ellianos coffee shop, or 2) even greater incentive recognition of no franchise fees on the first coffee shop, if the hero desires and commits to open 3 or more coffee shops within a 5-year period.