What is the total initial franchise fee for a single Bambu shop?
Bambu Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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INITIAL FEES
Franchise Agreement
The initial franchise fee ("Initial Franchise Fee") is $49,000. The Initial Franchise Fee is due in four installments: (1) a non-refundable payment of $15,000 due when you sign the Franchise Agreement for your Bambū shoppe; (2) a non-refundable payment of $10,000 when your lease for your Bambū shoppe is presented to us for review; (3) a non-refundable payment of $15,000 when you take possession of the leased premises, and (4) a non-refundable payment of $9,000 when your opening training program is scheduled. We may reduce or waive the Initial Franchise Fee for franchisees in non-traditional locations or for a franchisee who obtained a suitable location prior to signing the Franchise Agreement, in our discretion. We will discount your initial fee for a second or subsequent shoppe if you qualify to open more than one shoppe at a time pursuant to a MUD Agreement as described below.
Multi-Unit Development Agreement
If you enter into a MUD Agreement, you will sign that agreement together with the Franchise Agreement for your first Bambū shoppe. You will pay the Initial Franchise Fee for the first Bambū shoppe in accordance with the terms of the Franchise Agreement, as described above, and under the MUD Agreement, you will also pay a development fee equal to $19,000 times the number of additional shoppes to be developed under the MUD Agreement (the "Development Fee").
The Initial Franchise Fee for the second and each subsequent Bambū shoppe to be opened under the MUD Agreement will be $39,000.
Source: Item 5 — (FDD pages 13–14)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bambu's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the initial franchise fee for a single Bambu shop is $49,000. This fee is payable in four installments. The first installment is $15,000, which is due when the Franchise Agreement is signed. The second installment is $10,000, which is due when the lease for the Bambu shop is presented for review. The third installment is $15,000, which is due when possession of the leased premises is taken. The final installment is $9,000, which is due when the opening training program is scheduled. These fees are non-refundable.
Bambu may reduce or waive the initial franchise fee for franchisees in non-traditional locations or for franchisees who obtain a suitable location before signing the Franchise Agreement. If a franchisee enters into a Multi-Unit Development Agreement (MUD Agreement), they will sign that agreement together with the Franchise Agreement for their first Bambu shop.
For franchisees entering into a MUD agreement, the initial franchise fee for the second and each subsequent Bambu shop to be opened under the MUD Agreement will be $39,000. A portion of the Development Fee paid for each of the second and subsequent Bambu shops to be developed under the MUD Agreement is credited toward the Initial Franchise Fee.