What is the initial franchise fee for a Cicis To Go Restaurant?
Cicis Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Initial Franchise Fees: When you sign the Franchise Agreement, you must pay us an initial franchise fee of $30,000 for a Cicis Buffet Restaurant and $15,000 for a Cicis To Go Restaurant (subject to reduction under current incentive programs described below). The initial franchise fee is payable in a lump sum and is uniformly imposed (although we reserve the right to negotiate it at our discretion).
- Development Incentive Program: If you enter into a new 5-unit Area Development Agreement and remain in good standing under all agreements with us, the initial franchise fee you pay under each Franchise Agreement you sign pursuant to the Area Development Agreement will be reduced to $10,000, and the development fee will be $50,000. We will then apply the development fee, in $10,000 increments, in full satisfaction of the initial franchise fee due under each Franchise Agreement you sign pursuant to the Area Development Agreement. To participate in this program, you must sign and satisfy the conditions under the Development Incentive Program Addendum attached as Exhibit D-1 to this Disclosure Document when you sign the Area Development Agreement or, as applicable, the Franchise Agreement.
- Veteran's Incentive Program: If you or your owners are active members of, or were honorably discharged from, the United States armed forces and remain in good standing under all agreements with us, then we will waive your obligation to pay the development
fee under any new Area Development Agreement and the obligation to pay an initial franchise fee under any new Franchise Agreement. To participate in this program, you must sign and satisfy the conditions under the Veteran's Incentive Program Addendum attached as Exhibit D-2 to this Disclosure Document when you sign the Area Development Agreement or, as applicable, the Franchise Agreement.
• Reopen Incentive Program: Under this program, if you agree to reopen a closed Cicis Restaurant, your initial franchise fee under the new Franchise Agreement for that Cicis Restaurant will be reduced to $5,000.
From time to time, we reward franchisees for certain performance through incentive programs that result in lower fees that are required to be paid to us. These programs are voluntary, and if we offer them, we reserve the right to determine how long and under what conditions they will be offered. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate the offer to participate in any incentive program at any time.
Source: Item 5 — INITIAL FEES (FDD pages 11–14)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Cicis's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the initial franchise fee for a Cicis To Go Restaurant is $15,000. This fee is payable in a lump sum when you sign the Franchise Agreement. However, this fee is subject to reduction under current incentive programs that Cicis may offer.
Cicis offers a Development Incentive Program where the initial franchise fee is reduced to $10,000 if you enter into a new 5-unit Area Development Agreement and remain in good standing. There is also a Veteran's Incentive Program that waives the initial franchise fee for active members or honorably discharged veterans of the United States armed forces who remain in good standing. Additionally, the Reopen Incentive Program reduces the initial franchise fee to $5,000 if you agree to reopen a closed Cicis Restaurant.
It is important to note that these incentive programs are voluntary, and Cicis reserves the right to determine how long and under what conditions they will be offered, as well as the right to suspend or terminate participation in any incentive program at any time. Prospective franchisees should carefully review the terms and conditions of any applicable incentive programs and discuss their eligibility with Cicis.