Each new element of the Abba phenomenon seems to get bigger than the last as demonstrated by Mamma Mia! the stage show devised from Abbaâs songs which opened in London in 1999. Now in its 11th sell-out year it has taken more than Â£185million at the West End box office.
However, for a bread bakery franchise, the total is close to $330,000. Acording to Entrepreneur Magazine, bakery franchises can cost as low as $46,000 to open, but can run into the millions depending on the size and scope of the business.
These figures closely dovetail with other surveys. Restaurants have some of the best-documented startup costs of any sector. Buying a restaurant franchise costs between $25,000 and $50,000 on the low end, ranging up to well over $1 million for some of the big name fast food chains.