How much does a The Flying Biscuit franchise cost?
Opening a The Flying Biscuit franchise takes a total initial investment of $766,750 to $1,171,350, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median receipts of $2,472,252 across 6 outlets.
The Flying Biscuit franchises restaurants specializing in breakfast and brunch foods and other food products and beverages and related restaurant services under the name “THE FLYING BISCUIT”. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a The Flying Biscuit franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $766,750 to $1,171,350. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Real Estate and Improvements ($395,000 to $595,000), Furnishings, Fixtures, Equipment and Decorating ($195,000 to $295,000), and Rent ($15,000 to $45,000). Together they make up about 80% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $45,000, about 5.9% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $45,000 | $45,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Rent2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $15,000 | $45,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Security Deposit2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $15,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Real Estate and Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $395,000 | $595,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Travel and Living Expenses while Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $10,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Furnishings, Fixtures, Equipment and Decorating2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $195,000 | $295,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $7,000 | $14,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Opening Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $12,000 | $16,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Computer Hardware/ | $22,750 | $31,350 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Grand Opening2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $5,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $5,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $5,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $5,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Additional Funds – 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $30,000 | $40,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13 | $766,750 | $1,171,350 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13 |
Source The Flying Biscuit, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 19
What The Flying Biscuit franchisees actually report earning
Median Receipts
$2,472,252
The Flying Biscuit's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the Calendar Year 2024. Basis: Franchised Units.
Sample size: 6 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross receipts of $2,607,822. 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 data includes 26 Franchise Restaurants that were open and operating from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024; the FDD states that as of December 31, 2024 there were 35 Restaurants open and operating, but only 30 Restaurants were open and operating during the stated period, including four company-owned Restaurants and 26 Franchise Restaurants.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new The Flying Biscuit outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source The Flying Biscuit, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 50-51, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 20
How many The Flying Biscuit outlets there are, and how many closed
The Flying Biscuit ended 2024 with 27 franchised outlets and 8 company-owned outlets. In that year 1 franchised outlet opened and none left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, The Flying Biscuit opened 11 franchised outlets and 2 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 9, from 18 to 27 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 1 was terminated and 1 was bought back by the franchisor.
On average, about 3.1% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 33.
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 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 53 |
| 2023 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 53 |
| 2022 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 53 |
Source The Flying Biscuit, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 53, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Compare
How The Flying Biscuit 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 The Flying Biscuit's estimated range is $969,050. It costs more to open than 70% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 3.1% for The Flying Biscuit. That is lower than 72% of the 165 Food & Beverage franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. The Flying Biscuit's franchised system grew 50%. The typical Food & Beverage franchise here grew 4.4%.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. The Flying Biscuit 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 Food & Beverage franchise side by side.
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