What Are the Startup Costs?
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Different locations have different expenses.
Every franchise location is different, so the cost to open each franchise varies. There are a number of factors that can contribute to the varying cost in the dessert franchise industry.
Let’s break it down for you:
- Our franchise fee is $25,000
- The minimum square footage for a cookie franchise is 1600 square feet
- The maximum square footage is 1,800 square feet
- Average square footage is around 1,700 square feet
- The location in which you invest will have its own laws, taxes, and licensing fees, as well as varying construction and rent costs.
When we take into account these factors and many others, we have found that our franchise owners’ initial costs range from $277,400 to $403,150.
As you can see, the size of our stores vary and come in many different shapes and sizes. Below are the typical requirements of the different store types you can invest in.
- Traditional Store: 1,600 - 1,800 square feet
- Modular, Prefabricated Store: 500-1000 square feet
- Co-Brand Store: 1,800-2,000 square feet
- Satellite Store: 75-250 square feet in a shopping center or venue, but also requires a Traditional or Non-Traditional Store
As the owner, you will find the ideal location for your Great American Cookies franchise, which will help you determine whether you want to invest in a traditional, modular, or satellite store. Your location will need to fit at least these two criteria in order to be considered a viable location for one of our gourmet cookie shops:
- Minimum: population of 60,000 within a 10-mile radius
- Minimum: median household income of $40,000
See our available territories to find out if your city is on the map!
Are you the ideal cookie franchise candidate?
- Friendly, outgoing personality
- Passion for hard work
- Commitment to yourself and your community
- Confidence
- Positive attitude
- Net worth of $250,000+
- $100,000+ in liquid assets
** This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise. An offer can be made by prospectus only. The table above includes information regarding a franchisee’s estimated initial investment for traditional locations from Item 7 of Great American Cookies 2021 Franchise Disclosure Document (“FDD”). More information, including explanatory footnotes that supplement the table above, can be found in Item 7 of the FDD.
