When is the Cinnaholic Development Fee payable?
Cinnaholic Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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As discussed in Item 1 of this Disclosure Document, you must enter into a Development Agreement where you will commit to develop an agreed number of CINNAHOLIC® Bakeries consistent with the Development Schedule. When you sign the Development Agreement, you must pay us an upfront initial franchise fee of $40,000 for each Bakery that you agree to develop under the Development Agreement (the "Development Fee"), with the minimum number of bakeries being one. The Development Fee is payable in one lump sum when you sign the Development Agreement. If a Bakery is developed in accordance with the Development Schedule, the Development Fee attributable to that Bakery will be credited towards the payment of the initial franchise fee due under the Franchise Agreement. If a Bakery is not established in accordance with the Development Schedule, the Development Fee that would have otherwise been credited towards payment of the initial franchise fee for that Bakery will be forfeited and retained by us. If you and we are unable to agree upon a site for a Bakery and, as a result, you fail to meet your Development Schedule, we may terminate your Development Agreement. If, for any reason, the Development Agreement terminates before all or a portion of the Development Fee has been applied to the initial franchise fees, we will retain the unapplied portion of the Development Fee to compensate us for our time, effort and lost opportunities. The Development Fee is uniform for all franchisees purchasing through this Disclosure Document. We have no intention, now or in the future, of reducing the Development Fee for any prospective Franchisee, although we reserve the right to do so in our sole discretion on a case-by-case basis. The Development Fee is not
Source: Item 5 — INITIAL FEES (FDD pages 11–12)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Cinnaholic's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Development Fee is payable in one lump sum when you sign the Development Agreement. This fee is $40,000 for each bakery that you agree to develop under the Development Agreement. The Development Agreement will specify the number of Cinnaholic bakeries you commit to developing, following an agreed-upon Development Schedule. The minimum number of bakeries you can agree to develop is one.
If you adhere to the Development Schedule, the Development Fee for each bakery will be credited towards the initial franchise fee due under the Franchise Agreement. However, if you fail to meet the Development Schedule for a bakery, the Development Fee for that bakery will be forfeited and retained by Cinnaholic. If you and Cinnaholic cannot agree on a site, potentially causing you to miss your Development Schedule, Cinnaholic may terminate the Development Agreement.
If the Development Agreement terminates before the Development Fee is fully applied to the initial franchise fees, Cinnaholic will retain the unapplied portion to compensate for their time, effort, and lost opportunities. The Development Fee is uniform for all franchisees and is not refundable under any circumstances. While Cinnaholic states they have no current intention of reducing the Development Fee, they reserve the right to do so at their discretion on a case-by-case basis.