Does Cinnabon offer financing for trade fixtures or opening inventory?
Cinnabon Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We do not offer financing for trade fixtures, opening inventory, or any other purpose.
We may refer you to leasing or financing companies not affiliated with us. We and our affiliates receive no fees or other financial benefits from any lender for your financing. Currently, we will not guarantee your note, lease, or obligation, for any lender, or any other person or entity. We may engage an advisor to provide consulting services to franchisees to assist them with securing financing, and we may pay the advisor for this assistance to franchisees. We will not be responsible for the consultant's provision of services to you and if you choose to use the consultant, you must sign the consultant's form of agreement. You will not be required to participate in any financing program that we implement.
Source: Item 10 — Financing (FDD page 66)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Cinnabon's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Cinnabon does not offer financing for trade fixtures, opening inventory, or any other purpose. However, Cinnabon may refer prospective franchisees to leasing or financing companies that are not affiliated with them.
Neither Cinnabon nor its affiliates receive any fees or financial benefits from lenders for franchisee financing. Cinnabon also does not guarantee any franchisee's note, lease, or obligation to any lender or entity.
Cinnabon may engage an advisor to provide consulting services to franchisees to assist them in securing financing, and Cinnabon may pay the advisor for this assistance. However, Cinnabon is not responsible for the consultant's services, and franchisees must sign the consultant's agreement if they choose to use their services. Franchisees are not required to participate in any financing program implemented by Cinnabon.