What is the standard initial franchise fee for a Crisp & Green franchise?
Crisp_Green Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
Franchise Fee**
You must pay us an initial franchise fee of $64,500 when you sign a Franchise Agreement.
The initial franchise fee is payable in full when the Franchise Agreement is signed and is considered fully earned and nonrefundable upon payment. Except as otherwise described in this Item 5, the initial franchise fee is the same for all franchisees. However, we reserve the right to discount the initial franchise fee in circumstances in which we feel such discounting is appropriate, in our sole discretion. In our last fiscal year, (a) we uniformly collected initial franchise fees of $64,500 per Restaurant, and (b) we uniformly collected initial franchise fees of $54,900 per Restaurant under our former Market Accelerator Program,
which was in effect until the date of this disclosure document and under which we offered reduced initial franchise fees for franchisees acquiring rights to five Restaurants.
Area Development Fee
We offer qualified candidates the right to develop multiple (three or more) Franchised Restaurants under an Area Development Agreement. The development fee you pay when you sign an Area Development Agreement will vary depending on the number of Franchised Restaurants you commit to open. If you are approved and choose to enter into an Area Development Agreement, you must pay a development fee ("Development Fee") equal to $54,900 multiplied by the number of Franchised Restaurants you agree to open under our form of Area Development Agreement. You will not pay an additional initial franchise fee for any of the Franchised Restaurants you are required to develop under the Area Development Agreement. All portions of the Development Fee are payable in full when you sign the Area Development Agreement and are considered fully earned and nonrefundable upon payment. We intend for the Development Fee to be uniform for all franchisees. As we began offering Area Development Agreements as of the date of this disclosure document, we did not collect any Development Fees in our last fiscal year.
Source: Item 5 — INITIAL FEES (FDD pages 14–15)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Crisp & Green Franchise Disclosure Document, the standard initial franchise fee is $64,500. This fee is due when the Franchise Agreement is signed. Once paid, the initial franchise fee is considered fully earned and is nonrefundable. Crisp & Green retains the right to discount this fee at their discretion.
In the last fiscal year, Crisp & Green uniformly collected initial franchise fees of $64,500 per restaurant. They also collected initial franchise fees of $54,900 per restaurant under a former Market Accelerator Program, which was available until the date of the FDD and offered reduced fees for franchisees acquiring rights to five restaurants.
For candidates interested in developing multiple locations, Crisp & Green offers Area Development Agreements. The development fee for an Area Development Agreement is $54,900 multiplied by the number of restaurants the franchisee commits to open. Franchisees who enter into an Area Development Agreement do not have to pay an additional initial franchise fee for each restaurant they develop under the agreement. These fees are also nonrefundable.