What is a Carvel Cinnabon Co-Branded Shoppe?
Carvel Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- A Cinnabon Co-Branded Shoppe (also referred to as a "Co-Branded Shoppe") is a Full Shoppe where you produce and sell a range of Carvel products in conjunction with those products authorized to be sold under the Cinnabon® franchise system. In order to operate a Cinnabon Co-Branded Shoppe, you must (i) purchase a Carvel® franchise from us, sign a Franchise Agreement with us, and sign the Cinnabon Co-Branded Shoppe Schedule, which is attached as Exhibit C to this Disclosure Document (the "Co-Branded Shoppe Schedule") and (ii) purchase a Cinnabon® franchise from Cinnabon and sign a Cinnabon® franchise agreement and co-branded schedule with Cinnabon. The terms of the Cinnabon® franchise offering, franchise agreement, and related agreements that Cinnabon will require you to sign are disclosed in the Cinnabon® Disclosure Document, which you must obtain from Cinnabon. We will not grant you the right to operate a Cinnabon Co-Branded Shoppe, unless Cinnabon agrees to offer you a Cinnabon® franchise and to permit the franchise to be operated at a co-branded location.
Source: Item 1 — The Franchisor and any Parents, Predecessors, and Affiliates (FDD pages 9–24)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Carvel's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a Cinnabon Co-Branded Shoppe, also known as a "Co-Branded Shoppe," is a Carvel Full Shoppe. At this location, franchisees produce and sell Carvel products in conjunction with products authorized under the Cinnabon franchise system.
To operate a Cinnabon Co-Branded Shoppe, a prospective franchisee must purchase a Carvel franchise and sign a Franchise Agreement with Carvel, including the Cinnabon Co-Branded Shoppe Schedule. Additionally, they must purchase a Cinnabon franchise from Cinnabon and sign a Cinnabon franchise agreement and co-branded schedule with Cinnabon. Carvel will not grant the right to operate a Cinnabon Co-Branded Shoppe unless Cinnabon agrees to offer a Cinnabon franchise and allow it to operate at a co-branded location.
Carvel also refers to Cinnabon as the "Co-Branded Franchisor," the Cinnabon franchise as the "Co-Branded Franchise," and the Cinnabon Franchise Agreement as the "Co-Branded Agreement." A Swirl Shoppe is a type of Co-Branded Shoppe that operates under the Cinnabon Swirl™ mark and trade dress, offering a menu that combines traditional Carvel and Cinnabon products, including hybrid items that blend products and ingredients from both brands. To operate a Swirl Shoppe, franchisees must also purchase both a Carvel and a Cinnabon franchise and sign the respective agreements and schedules.