How much does a Tous les Jours franchise cost?
Opening a Tous les Jours franchise takes a total initial investment of $730,750 to $1,703,000, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median of $1,792,340 across 124 outlets.
Tous Les Jours franchises Tous Les Jours Bakery-Cafés. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Tous les Jours franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $730,750 to $1,703,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements ($320,000 to $890,000), Equipment, Smallwares, Fixtures & Furniture ($230,000 to $430,000), and Opening Inventory ($40,000 to $100,000). Together they make up about 83% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $40,000, about 5.5% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $40,000 | $40,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Real Estate Security/ | $7,000 | $40,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Equipment, Smallwares, Fixtures & Furniture2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $230,000 | $430,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Leasehold Improvements2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $320,000 | $890,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Opening Inventory2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $40,000 | $100,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Insurance2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $1,500 | $12,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Signage, Menu Board2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $12,000 | $53,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Grand Opening Marketing Program2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $10,000 | $20,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| POS and Cash Registers/ | $10,250 | $38,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Additional Funds – 3 months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $60,000 | $80,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $730,750 | $1,703,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
Source Tous les Jours, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-10-12.
Item 19
What Tous les Jours franchisees actually report earning
Median
$1,792,340
Tous les Jours' 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. Basis: Eligible company or affiliate-owned and franchised Traditional Bakery-Cafés that operated for the entire applicable calendar year.
Sample size: 124 outlets. The FDD also reports average sales of $1,984,809. 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 Eligible Outlets do not include Bakery-Cafés that did not report sales in all 52 weeks of the applicable fiscal year.
- The Eligible Outlets do not include Bakery-Cafés that were not owned by the same owner throughout the applicable year.
- The Eligible Outlets do not include Bakery-Cafés that operated as a Non-Traditional Bakery-Café.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Tous les Jours outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Tous les Jours, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 51-56, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-10-12.
Item 20
How many Tous les Jours outlets there are, and how many closed
Tous les Jours ended 2025 with 184 franchised outlets and 5 company-owned outlets. In that year 41 franchised outlets opened and 3 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Tous les Jours opened 106 franchised outlets and 6 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 100, from 84 to 184 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 5 were terminated and 1 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 1.8% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 56.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 146 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 184 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 57 |
| 2024 | 105 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 57 |
| 2023 | 84 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 57 |
Source Tous les Jours, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 58-59, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-10-12.
Compare
How Tous les Jours 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 Tous les Jours' estimated range is $1,216,875. It costs more to open than 78% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 1.8% for Tous les Jours. That is lower than 85% of the 165 Food & Beverage franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Tous les Jours' franchised system grew 119%. 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. Tous les Jours 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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