Priority development : Canada, United States
Countries/Regions already covered :

The growth of Kitchen Tune-Up® continues with owners opening stores, design studios and managing crews of mobile, in-home consultants. What will happen in the years to come? We believe Kitchen Tune-Up® will continue to be the leader and innovator of quality home improvement services and our future customers can join the thousands of customers before them that have made Kitchen Tune-Up® a leader in the home remodeling field.

Dave Haglund founded Kitchen Tune-Up® out of a direct need in the cabinet industry to repair and re-new cabinets and other wood items. He began his career with Montgomery Ward as a salesperson and by the age of 23 was a district manager responsible for a 3-state area. He found he wanted a new challenge, so in 1975 he started his own cabinet distributorship. He quickly found success, expanding his business into four locations with more than 60 dealers in three states.

In 1986, Dave made an observation when he was in a customer’s home. He noticed that the six-year-old kitchen was starting to look a little run-down, but was not in need to be replaced. Having run a service-oriented business, Dave asked if the customer would like him to touch-up some of the worn areas in the kitchen. The customer was thrilled with the results! At that point, Dave discovered there was a market niche.

Dave worked hard to perfect a process that would restore not only cabinets, but any interior wood surface back to it’s original luster. After years of testing and perfecting, he wanted to share this new concept with the nation and thus decided to franchise his “system” that he developed.

He began franchising as Kitchen Tune-Up®, Inc. in 1989. The 1st franchise was sold in Fargo, ND that same year. Kitchen Tune-Up® has enjoyed steady growth over the past 16 years. Kitchen Tune-Up®, stands alone in our wide variety of services and products that we offer. Our nationwide presence offers the customer the best of both worlds, competitive pricing and outstanding customer service.

Residential Services
- Cabinet Restoration
- Other Wood Reconditioning
- Custom Refacing
- New Custom Cabinets
- No-Sand Wood Floor Restoration
- Acrylic Bathtub Liners
- Accessories
- Testimonials
- Residential Contact Form

Commercial Services
- Hotels and Motels
- Banks
- Resaurants
- Real Estate Agents
- Property Managers
- Churches and Synagogues
- Commercial Contact Form

TRAINING
- Available at headquarters: 8 days
- At franchisee's location: Varies
- At mentor location: 3-5 days

ONGOING SUPPORT
- Newsletter
- Meetings
- Toll-free phone line
- Grand opening
- Internet
- Field operations/evaluations
- Purchasing cooperatives

MARKETING SUPPORT
- Co-op advertising
- Ad slicks
- National media
- Regional advertising
- Other marketing support: Internet advertising

Business Experience: General business experience

Kitchen Tune-Up
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813 Circle Dr. - SD 57401 - Aberdeen - United States