What is the range for the Black Bear Diner franchise fee?
Black_Bear_Diner Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| Type of Expenditure(1) | Amount | Method of Payment | When Due | To Whom Paid |
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| Franchise Fee(2) | $24,000 to $55,000 | Lump Sum | At Signing of Franchise Agreement | Us |
EXPLANATORY NOTES
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- Type of Expenditure. In general, all payments including the Franchise Fee, are nonrefundable. The Franchise Fee is partially refundable under certain circumstances. We do not finance any portion of your initial investment.
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- Development Fee. If you enter into a Development Agreement requiring you to open 5 Franchised Restaurants, you will pay a Development Fee of $74,500 ($22,500+$20,000+$16,000+$16,000). The initial Franchise Fee for your first Franchised Restaurant is $55,000 and is due upon signing the Franchise Agreement. The Franchise Fee for each additional Franchised Restaurant ranges from $24,000 to $45,000 depending on the number of restaurants to be developed. In the case of each Franchised Restaurant after the first one, we will credit against the Franchise Fee the amount of the Development Fee paid with respect to each Franchised Restaurant for which you are signing a Franchise Agreement.
Source: Item 7 — ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT YOUR ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT (FRANCHISE AGREEMENT) (FDD pages 18–22)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Black Bear Diner Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchise fee ranges from $24,000 to $55,000. This fee is paid as a lump sum when signing the Franchise Agreement. The document specifies that payments, including the franchise fee, are generally nonrefundable, although partial refunds may be available under certain circumstances detailed in Item 5 of the FDD.
For franchisees entering into an Area Development Agreement to open multiple Black Bear Diner restaurants, the initial franchise fee for the first restaurant is $55,000. The franchise fee for each subsequent restaurant developed under the agreement ranges from $24,000 to $45,000, depending on the number of restaurants to be developed.
It is important to note that if a franchisee enters into a Development Agreement requiring the opening of 5 franchised restaurants, a Development Fee of $74,500 is required. This fee is allocated as follows: $22,500 for the first restaurant, and then $20,000, $16,000, and $16,000 for the subsequent restaurants. For each restaurant after the first, the amount of the Development Fee paid will be credited against the Franchise Fee.