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CRUMBL

CRUMBL

Crumbl Franchising, LLC franchises cookie baking and delivery businesses that provide fresh, warm cookies, ice cream, and complementary products to the public using a proprietary system including recipes, standards, equipment, and marketing. The business model licenses the Crumbl brand to franchisees who operate within specific territories, purchase required supplies from affiliates, and follow strict operational procedures. It targets consumers in a competitive retail cookie market, including national chains and independents, through year-round retail and delivery sales.

1,101locations
$849K–$1473K
Since 2018
Food & BeverageLindon, UTCrumbl Enterprises LLCwww.crumbl.comDisclaimer

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Franchise Costs

Franchise Fee
$50,000
Initial Investment
$848,566 – $1,472,533
Royalty Rate
8.00%
Brand Fund
2.00%
Fixed Monthly Fees
$650 – $650

8% royalty + 2% ad fund + $650/mo technology fee

Financial Performance


Item 19 Financial Performance

Average Gross Revenue
$1,139,162
Median Gross Revenue
$1,093,071

Data Based On: 776 Crumbl® franchised locations that operated continuously through all of 2025 and timely submitted complete financial reports for the 2025 Calendar Year.

* Data extracted from 'FRANCHISE LOCATION AVERAGE PERFORMANCE' section for the 2025 Calendar Year on page 1. The document also provides 'Supplemental Financial Performance Information' on page 2 for January 1, 2026, through May 31, 2026, which indicates an average gross sales of $364,193 for 621 locations, a median of $344,951, a high store of $1,167,557, and a low store of $129,124. The main fields are populated with the full calendar year 2025 data as it represents a more complete annual performance.

Extracted Item 19 Section

Avg. Revenue: $1,139,162

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How CRUMBL Compares

Key Insights

  • Higher investment than 80% of Fast Food franchises
  • Higher than average SBA loan default rate in Fast Food
FranchiseInvestmentFeeRoyaltyLocations
CRUMBL
Current
$849K – $1.5M$50K8.0%1,101
MCDONALD'S$1.5M – $2.6M$45KN/A12,772
LITTLE CAESARS$377K – $1.8M$20K6.0%3,788
AFC$45K – $151K$6K8.0%3,572
KFC (NON-TRADITIONAL)$1.2M – $4.2M$45KN/A3,404
SONIC DRIVE-IN$1.5M – $2.5M$15K5.0%3,120
Fast Food Average
134 franchises
$594K – $1.6M$35K6.1%

* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 134 Fast Food franchises by location count.

Locations & Growth


Outlet Growth Over Time

Total outlets at end of each year

Geographic Distribution (2025)

Outlets by state across the United States

Top States
1CA
144
2TX
106
3FL
83
4OH
48
5IL
41
6GA
37
7VA
34
8NC
34
9PA
32
10NY
29
11AZ
29
12WA
28
13TN
27
14CO
26
15UT
25

+36 more states

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SBA Loan History


Historical SBA 7(a) loan data for CRUMBL franchisees (20192025)

Total Loans
286
Average Loan
$558,034
Total Volume
$159.6M
Default Rate
0.0%

Loans by Year

SBA 7(a) loan activity over time

* Data sourced from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records. Default rate calculated from charged-off loans.

286 SBA loans on record

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Franchisee Contacts

43 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.

43 Contacts Available

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Due Diligence


Litigation (Item 3)

Franchisee Cases1

Class action lawsuit filed by customers regarding service fee display and charges, settled for $5,000 plus attorney's fees.

Bankruptcy (Item 4)

Bankruptcy HistoryNo
No bankruptcy history reported

System Health (Item 20)

Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year

Terminations
8
Non-Renewals
1
Reacquired
0
Ceased Ops
0
Transfers
82
Sold to Franchisees
1
Projected New
98

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Frequently Asked Questions

The total initial investment to open a CRUMBL franchise ranges from $848,566 to $1,472,533. This includes a franchise fee of $50,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 8.0% of gross sales.