What is the average Supplies cost for the top 25% of Cream shops?
Cream Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
, 45 (54%) had equal or lower Occupancy than the average annual Occupancy and $122,727 was the median annual Occupancy.
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- Supplies means the cost of paper goods and related packaging and other supplies, such as cleaning and office supplies. In the top 25% quartile, 13 Item 19 Shops (
Source: Item 19 — FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPRESENTATIONS (FDD pages 51–57)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Cream's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the median annual cost of supplies for the top 25% of Cream shops is $73,237. Supplies are defined as the cost of paper goods and related packaging, as well as other supplies such as cleaning and office supplies. The FDD indicates that 62% of the shops in the top 25% quartile had annual supplies costs equal to or lower than the average annual supplies cost.
This information is helpful for prospective franchisees as it provides insight into the potential costs associated with running a Cream franchise. While the document provides the median cost, it does not provide the average cost. The median is the midpoint, meaning half of the stores in the top 25% spent more than $73,237 on supplies, and half spent less.
Understanding the difference between average and median is important. The average can be skewed by a few very high or very low values, while the median is less sensitive to outliers. For a more complete financial picture, a prospective franchisee should inquire about the average annual supplies cost for the top 25% of Cream shops, as well as the range of supply costs within that quartile.