How much does a Molly Tea franchise cost?
Opening a Molly Tea franchise takes a total initial investment of $527,500 to $1,108,000, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so it discloses no earnings figures at all.
Molly Tea franchises the right to establish and operate one Molly Tea Store. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Molly Tea franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $527,500 to $1,108,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures ($150,000 to $300,000), Initial Inventory and Supplies (3 months) ($150,000 to $250,000), and Leasehold Improvements ($50,000 to $200,000). Together they make up about 68% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $50,000, about 9.5% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $50,000 | $50,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Pre-Opening Travel, Lodging, and Meals for Initial Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $15,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Lease Deposit (3 months’ rent)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $15,000 | $75,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $50,000 | $200,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Point of Sale Systems and Computer Hardware and Software2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $3,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Initial Inventory and Supplies (3 months)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $150,000 | $250,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Business Store Licenses, Permits, etc. (first year)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $15,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $150,000 | $300,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $5,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Insurance Premiums (first 3 months)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $2,500 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Security and Utility Deposits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $5,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Architect, Engineer and Other Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $2,000 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Advertising and Promotion/ | $15,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Additional Funds (3 months)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $50,000 | $100,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $527,500 | $1,108,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
Source Molly Tea, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What Molly Tea franchisees actually report earning
This brand's FDD publishes no Item 19.
We do not make any representations about a franchisee’s future financial performance or the past financial performance of company-owned or franchised outlets. We also do not authorize our employees or representatives to make any such representations either orally or in writing. If you are purchasing an existing outlet, however, we may provide you with the actual records of that outlet.
Source Molly Tea, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 48, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Molly Tea outlets there are, and how many closed
Molly Tea had no franchised outlets open from 2022 through 2024, according to its FDD. At the end of 2024 it had 3 company-owned outlets.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 48 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 48 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 48 |
Source Molly Tea, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 48, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Molly Tea compares with other Food & Beverage franchises
Measured against the 256 Food & Beverage franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Molly Tea's estimated range is $817,750. It costs more to open than 66% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Molly Tea is not 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 Food & Beverage franchise side by side.
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