What is the aggregated summary of the operating expenses for the top 25% of Cream shops?
Cream Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
had equal or lower Other Costs than the average annual Other Costs and $32,068 was the median annual Other Costs.
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- Total Operating Expenses means the sum of annual Direct Labor, Occupancy, Supplies, Credit Card Fees, Partnership Fees, Repairs and Maintenance, and Other Costs. In the top 25% quartile, 12 Item 19 Shops (57%) had annual Total Operating Expenses equal to or lower than the average annual Total Operating Expenses, and $598,102 was the median annual Total Operating Expenses. In the upper mid 25% quartile, 12 Item 19 Shops (57%) had annual Total Operating Expenses equal to or lower than the average annual Total Operating Expenses and $460,894 was the median annual Total Operating Expenses. In the lower mid 25% quartile, 13 Item 19 Shops (62%) had annual Total Operating Expenses equal t
Source: Item 19 — FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPRESENTATIONS (FDD pages 51–57)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Cream's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, an overview of operating expenses for the top 25% of Cream shops is provided. Total Operating Expenses are defined as the sum of annual Direct Labor, Occupancy, Supplies, Credit Card Fees, Partnership Fees, Repairs and Maintenance, and Other Costs.
For the top 25% of Cream locations, the median annual Total Operating Expenses was $598,102. The FDD indicates that 57% of these shops (12 out of 21) had annual Total Operating Expenses equal to or lower than the average annual Total Operating Expenses.
It's important to note that Total Operating Expenses do not include the estimated cost of any owner-operator salary and/or distributions or other compensation. This means that a franchisee's potential earnings could be impacted by these additional costs, which are not factored into the provided operating expense figures.