VATMAN services provide two great propositions for kitchens. We reduce kitchen operating costs. We also remove the occupational health and safety risk. Kitchens struggle to get the job done with their own staff. They do not have the right equipment  and as a result, accidents happen.

On your start date one of our trainers will arrive. They will take you to meet any national catering kitchens that are in your territory. After a demonstration the kitchen manager usually agrees to start using the service immediately.

The trainer will go with you on each sales call and show you how we sell the VATMAN services.

The trainer will show you how to use the equipment on site, how to maintain it and give your assistance based on their experience of servicing VATMAN customers.

Marketing support comes in three forms. Firstly, we have full time sales staff selling the VATMAN services to national catering companies that have hundreds of kitchen facilities. As we secure new agreements, any kitchen in your territory is yours to visit, demonstrate to and agree on the service dates. So we do the selling, you concentrate on servicing.

Secondly, before you start we will identify local, larger kitchens in your territory. We will send marketing materials to them and then we phone them. Our objective is to get you appointments to sell the service. Do not worry if you never sold before, we show you how in your training and it’s an easy sell. This is a service kitchens want. That is why we service thousands of kitchens each week.

Thirdly, once you are up and running we can help with more telephone sales work. You also have access to all the promotional material needed. And once you are filtering more than 60 fryers and canopies a week, you will be thinking about putting on a second van. And do not forget that your van is a rolling advertisement, supported by a Website and our 1300 VATMAN phone number.

National agreements are bid for and won by VATMAN International. You are required to service the locations within your territory. You are paid through VATMAN. In other words, we collect the monies on your behalf and pay you typically within three business days of receiving the funds from the caterer.

New customers come through our marketing campaigns, our sales to national caterers, through web site inquiries and referrals. The quickest way to build you local customers is simply to phone your local kitchens and make an appointment to demonstrate the service.

As part of your franchise fee you are supplied with promotional material including drop in cards, stickers, van decals, flyers and of course you have the help of our national support team. Your initial customers should come from the marketing effort we put into your territory before you start.

WHAT DAY-TO-DAY SUPPORT DO I RECEIVE?

We have our support team based in Victoria available to help you in all issues, day-to-day operations, marketing, accounts, product supplies and sales advise.

Your VATMAN franchise fee covers most of what you need. You will need your own van, and if you do not have one, we have national fleet pricing and finance for Toyota vans. You will need space to store one or two pallets of oil.

You will also need a PC and internet access for invoice production and keeping up to date with VATMAN.

Absolutely. Before purchase, potential franchisees often spend a few days with an existing franchisee. Once on-board you will also have access to our community bulletin board which encourages discussion of any ideas among all franchisees.

VATMAN supplies premium cooking oils. Because we import directly from the manufacturer we have cut out the middleman and thus you get top products with great margins at a very competitive retail price.

No, your territories are exclusive.

You charge your local customers the price you and they agree. National caterers have agreed prices for the services which you must use, however services not covered by the national agreement can be supplied at prices you agree with the local kitchen

A typical service is involves cleaning two or more fryers. You should be in and out within 40 minutes.

Every second or third service you will often change the oil, selling two or three drums of oil (for two fryers). You should also take the old oil away and receive a further service fee for disposal of the old oil, using the standard VATMAN service.

Additionally you may be cleaning the canopies, which catch the fumes from the fryers. These all differ in size so the fees vary and you should expect each to take 45 minutes to maybe a couple of hours work. Further, you have additional products to sell into each kitchen.

This depends on how many services you perform and how busy the kitchens are. VATMEN who supply oil filtration, canopy cleaning, replacement oils and oil recycling will not need many customers to be very busy and netting a healthy income and return on their investment with one van. VATMEN should be looking to add vans and staff to build a very substantial business.

No. We train you. You need to be prepared to handle used oil, be fastidious and prepared to follow strict guidelines in performing the services. You also need to be able to fit in with kitchen hours. VATMEN normally clean fryers when kitchen staff are not working.

Established in 1983, VATMAN has a large nationwide team of franchisees servicing all the states and territories of Australia.

• Exclusive VATMAN area.
• All sites in your territory that are under National Caterer agreement.
• Advertising material.
• Two Pallets of VATMAN branded Cooking oil.
• The VATMAN software system for processing invoices which includes a hand held computer and an in-van printer for producing invoices on the spot.
• Full van VATMAN decals .
• VATMAN Multifilterer and filters able to filter cooking oil down to 1 micron.
• Multfilterer loader for your van.
• Oil tank for your van.
• Oil testing tools.
• VATMAN tools.
• On site training.
• Your initial VATMAN marketing campaign to get you established fast.

New exclusive, territories are normally $45 000 inc GST. Some regional franchises are less.

VATMAN has very low ongoing fees.

• Yearly fee $2000 (including GST)
• $40 per month advertising levy
• National Catering agreements normally have a small VATMAN accounting fee to cover the cost of managing the receivables on behalf of all franchisees.

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QLD - 6 large territories with great growth potential 

NSW  - 1 high volume inner Sydney and 3 terrific regional territories

ACT - 1

VIC - 6 fabulous regional territories.

SA - 3 excellent regional territories.

WA - 3 large regional territories with high growth potential

NT - Alice Springs

There are a few established franchises for sale including territories in Sydney, Brisbane and the ACT.

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HOW MANY FRANCHISES ARE IN OPERATION?

76

Our thousands of customers have chosen us because we offer the superior  combination of quality of work and price. We win work because our franchisees have price flexibility and offer great quality of service supported by a trusted brand.

Our franchisees have lower operating costs because:

• we have low franchise fees
• we offer the complete fryer service, not just part of it, which means that franchisees have to spend less time and expense on travel as they spend more time on site, doing more work
• we use a unique oil filtering system with reusable filters that reduce the cost of filtration
• we have lower oil costs because we have cut-out the middle man.

Our franchisees have the highest quality of work because:

• they have clearly defined work practices and work standards
• they have been trained to properly clean fryers and canopies, as well as, to filter oil.

VATMAN has the added advantage of being national. National caterers use us for this reason. Hence, we have some 1,200 National Catering sites to service. Our competitors do not have national cover which means they cannot easily compete for the national agreements that we hold. Supporting our national cover is our unique One Bill system. This provides an additional and distinct competitive advantage when bidding for national agreements. Ask us about this and we will show how it reduces your costs and the national caterer’s costs.

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