Does the estimated initial investment for a Cicis restaurant include the costs of land acquisition and new construction?
Cicis Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Cicis Restaurants are typically located in commercially zoned shopping areas.
Due to the cost of land acquisition and new construction, the premises are normally leased.
These amounts assume that you will lease the premises for the Location and do not include costs of land acquisition and construction of a building.
If you purchase land and construct the Location, the initial cost will be significantly greater than these estimates.
Due to the highly variable nature of these costs, we cannot provide an estimate of the cost to acquire land and construct a new building.
The estimates provided are based on the cost of adapting our prototypical architectural plans for the finish-out of a Cicis Buffet Restaurant containing approximately 3,000 to 6,000 square feet and a Cicis To Go Restaurant containing approximately 1,000 to 1,500 square feet.
Source: Item 7 — ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT YOUR ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT FOR A CICIS BUFFET RESTAURANT (FDD pages 21–25)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Cicis's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the estimated initial investment for a Cicis restaurant does not include the costs of land acquisition and new construction. The FDD indicates that Cicis restaurants are typically located in commercially zoned shopping areas, and due to the cost of land acquisition and new construction, the premises are normally leased.
The document explicitly states that the provided amounts assume the franchisee will lease the premises and do not include costs of land acquisition and construction of a building. If a franchisee chooses to purchase land and construct the location, the initial cost will be significantly greater than the estimates provided in the FDD.
Because the costs associated with land acquisition and new construction can vary greatly, Cicis cannot provide an estimate of these costs. The estimates provided in the FDD are based on adapting prototypical architectural plans for the finish-out of a Cicis Buffet Restaurant containing approximately 3,000 to 6,000 square feet and a Cicis To Go Restaurant containing approximately 1,000 to 1,500 square feet.