How much does a Cookie Advantage franchise cost?
Opening a Cookie Advantage franchise takes a total initial investment of $92,550 to $171,250, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median of $260,925 across 17 outlets.
Cookie Advantage franchises Cookie Advantage Businesses. Category: Business Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Cookie Advantage franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $92,550 to $171,250. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Equipment ($24,950 to $80,000), Initial Inventory ($10,000 to $12,000), and Additional Funds- 3 Months ($5,000 to $10,000). Together they make up about 60% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $34,900, about 38% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $34,900 | $34,900 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $24,950 | $80,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| 3 Months’ Lease Payments2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $1,800 | $4,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Utility and Security Deposits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $600 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $2,000 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Business Licenses and Permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $500 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Computer Hardware and Software2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $2,500 | $4,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Initial Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $10,000 | $12,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Packaging2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $2,500 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Advertising2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $1,500 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $250 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $250 | $750 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Travel and Initial Training Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $800 | $1,600 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Additional Funds- 3 Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $5,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Miscellaneous2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $5,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $92,550 | $171,250 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
Source Cookie Advantage, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 19
What Cookie Advantage franchisees actually report earning
Median
$260,925
Cookie Advantage's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the 2024 calendar year. Basis: All of the Franchised Outlets.
Sample size: 17 outlets. The FDD also reports average of $369,522. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- The FDD's Item 19 states no exclusions; it covers all 17 Franchised Outlets for the 2024 calendar year.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Cookie Advantage outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Cookie Advantage, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 32, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 20
How many Cookie Advantage outlets there are, and how many closed
Cookie Advantage ended 2024 with 17 franchised outlets and 6 company-owned outlets. In that year no franchised outlets opened and 2 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Cookie Advantage opened 0 franchised outlets and 2 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 2, from 19 to 17 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 2 were bought back by the franchisor.
On average, about 3.5% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 29.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 35 |
| 2023 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 35 |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 35 |
Source Cookie Advantage, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 35, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Compare
How Cookie Advantage compares with other Business Services franchises
Measured against the 140 Business Services franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Cookie Advantage's estimated range is $131,900. It costs less to open than 55% of Business Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 3.5% for Cookie Advantage. That is lower than 82% of the 101 Business Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Cookie Advantage's franchised system shrank 11%. The typical Business Services franchise here grew 4.4%.
- Earnings disclosure. 71 of the 140 Business Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Cookie Advantage is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Business Services franchise side by side.
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