What is the standard initial franchise fee for a Crepe De Licious franchise?
Crepe_De_Licious Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
IAL FEES**
You must pay us an initial franchise fee ("Initial Franchise Fee") of $35,000 when you sign the Franchise Agreement. The Initial Franchise Fee is payment for all of our pre-opening assistance that we will provide to allow you to open your Crepe de licious Business and also offsets some of our franchisee recruitment expenses. In 2024, we collected Initial Franchise Fees ranging from $2,000 to $20,667 , though we intend for this fee to be uniform across the system.
You can reserve a particular geographic territory for a Crepe de licious Business for a period of 90 days by paying us a non-refundable territory reservation fee ("Territory Reservation Fee") of $10,000 before you sign a Franchise Agreement and signing the "Territory Reservation Agreement and Receipt," which is attached as Exhibit G-6 to this Disclosure Document. If you choose to purchase a Crepe de licous Franchise, the Territory Reservation Fee will be applied towards the Initial Franchise Fee. You will only be
able to pay the Territory Reservation Fee and sign the Territory Reservation Agreement and Receipt after you have waited the prescribed federal and state waiting periods (generally 14 calendar days after you have received our Franchise Disclosure Document). The Initial Franchise Fee is due in full at the time you sign the Franchise Agreement(s), and is deemed fully earned by us once paid and is non-refundable. The Territory Reservation Fee is uniform to all franchisees.
If you fail to open your Crepe de licious Business within 12 months of signing the Franchise Agreement, you will be required to pay us an opening extension fee ("Opening Extension Fee") of $250 per week until the Crepe de licious Business is open.
You may be required to also pay us a non-refundable "Design Fee" between $5,000 and $10,000 to provide restaurant design preparation services for your Restaurant, Kiosk, or Food Truck at our discretion. If required, You will pay the Design Fee upon ordering the designs prior to opening your Crepe de licious Business. This fee will vary depending on the size and complexity of the design. In 2023, our we did not collect any Design Fees from franchisees.
Fee Deferral
Some states have imposed a fee deferral. Please refer to the State Addendum in Exhibit E to the Franchise Disclosure Document.
Source: Item 5 — INITIAL FEES (FDD pages 11–12)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Crepe De Licious's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the standard initial franchise fee is $35,000. This fee is due when the Franchise Agreement is signed. Crepe De Licious states that this fee compensates them for pre-opening assistance provided to the franchisee, which enables them to open their Crepe De Licious business, and also covers some of their franchisee recruitment expenses.
Notably, while the standard initial franchise fee is $35,000, the FDD indicates that in 2024, Crepe De Licious collected initial franchise fees ranging from $2,000 to $20,667. However, they intend for the fee to be uniform across the system going forward. A prospective franchisee should confirm whether this intention has been implemented and if any deviations from the standard fee are possible.
Additionally, a prospective franchisee can reserve a specific geographic territory for 90 days by paying a non-refundable territory reservation fee of $10,000. If the franchisee proceeds to purchase a Crepe De Licious franchise, this $10,000 is credited towards the initial franchise fee. The initial franchise fee is non-refundable once paid and is deemed fully earned by Crepe De Licious upon payment.
If a Crepe De Licious franchisee fails to open their business within 12 months of signing the Franchise Agreement, they will be required to pay an opening extension fee of $250 per week until the business is open. There may also be a non-refundable design fee between $5,000 and $10,000 for restaurant design preparation services, depending on the size and complexity of the design.