Riverford Organic Vegetables Franchise

Riverford Organic Vegetables Franchise
Organic Food Franchise

we grow the vegetables, you grow your business

With over 25 years' track record of success, countless awards and more than 65,000 happy (and healthy) customers across the UK, Riverford is now the UK's leading organic vegbox delivery company.

about Riverford

Riverford Organic Vegetables Franchise philosophy is simple. Riverford bring delicious organic grub straight from the fields to customers' kitchens - it's less than 48 hours from ground to plate. Who says fast food can't be healthy eh? Starting off with just 20 customers over 25 years ago Riverford Organic Vegetables now deliver to over 65,000 households.

If that sounds like an impressive rate of growth, it is.

At the heart of their success are Riverford's franchisees, people who share a passion for great tasting food and a top notch service. Whilst they come from all walks of life they all share one distinct quality – they're not afraid of hard work.

about you

You'll be delivering boxes of the very best organic fruit and vegetables around, fresh from the farm direct to your customers' kitchens. You'll be far from just a delivery driver though. Try MD, Driver, Marketing Manager, Accountant, PA and Customer Services…that's more like it, after all you'll be responsible for everything from building your business to running it.

So you'll really need to know your onions. You'll need to be willing to live, breathe, sleep and eat the veg too, passing on your passion to your customers and growing a business you can really call your own. Like Riverford's fruit and veg it’s a tasty proposition, but it takes just as much hard work (expect early starts, late finishes and plenty of lifting and shifting of heavy loads) to produce the best results.

what do you need?

To become a full Riverford Organic Vegetables franchisee for a new territory you'll need £12,500 (+van, office equipment and some working capital) and Riverford will be looking for a 20% deposit to secure your patch. The cost to buy an existing territory will be dependent on it's size and valuation.

You'll also need to live in (or be willing to relocate to) your chosen territory and you must have a fully equipped home office with a computer and broadband access. Working capital for your first few months of trading and finance for your delivery van are also essential. A few tasty recipes wouldn't do any harm either.

what do you get?

In return for your investment Riverford Organic Vegetables Franchise give you:

• the training week
• a launch package
• an exclusive protected territory with market intelligence and consumer profiling
• full operations manuals
• access to Riverford's home delivery software
• stationery
• corporate clothing
• marketing materials
• first set of show equipment
• sign writing of your first van
• access to Riverford website and online ordering
• vehicle selection and ordering
• advice on the selection of banking and business insurance

Riverford Organic Vegetables also offer franchisees unlimited ongoing support. As Riverford founder, Guy Watson, explains “Our idea is to retain the social, environmental and economic advantages of small, local businesses, while sharing the advantages that scale gives. This brings business benefits like sharing IT and finance systems, but even more importantly, we can share knowledge.”

A management service fee is charged at 3% of your sales and includes:

• website advertising, order taking and ongoing development
• customer call centre
• all the in-box marketing and promotions
• quality marketing materials
• meetings, advice and further training
• sales development manager
• samples, special offers and promotional gifts
• future developments to the systems and the franchise network

profit potential

The more energy and effort you put in, the more potential profit you'll get out. Work hard and you could have an annual turnover of £350,000 within three years. One of Riverford's franchisees reached a turnover of £3,600 per week, delivering to over 340 customers, in just five months! Profits can obviously be grown by adding new customers and increasing their average spend. Some of Riverford's top performing franchisees now gross over £600 per delivery round.

territories + locations

Riverford Organic Vegetables franchise have many new and resale franchises available throughout the UK. Please contact them for their current listing

PLEASE NOTE: It's a pre-requisite that franchisees live in, or are prepared to relocate to, the franchised area.

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Further Information

Franchise Information

BFA Membership Status
Full

UK Years Established
12 years

Current UK Coverage
90%

Franchisee Support Staff
7

Personal Investment Req.
£24,000

Total Startup Cost
£12,500

Home-based business location

Business to consumer services

Franchisee operates individually

Latest Case Study

3rd May 2012
Gunning for Organic

Latest News

27th January 2012
AWASH WITH POSSIBILITIES