Are the Development Fees for a Marble Slab Creamery franchise dependent on whether the restaurants are Traditional or Non-Traditional?
Marble_Slab_Creamery Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
The Development Fees will vary based on the number of Restaurants that you agree to develop, regardless of whether the restaurants are Traditional or Non-Traditional Restaurants.
The following chart describes the estimated initial investment to construct a new single Marble Slab Creamery Restaurant. As described in Item 5, if you sign a Multi-Unit Restaurant Agreement, you pay us a development fee, currently equal to $25,000 multiplied by the number of Marble Slab Creamery Restaurants you must open. However, certain parties to Multi-Unit Restaurant Agreements will not be required to pay a development fee.
Source: Item 7 — ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT (FDD pages 32–43)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Marble Slab Creamery FDD, the Development Fees are not dependent on whether the restaurants are Traditional or Non-Traditional. The Development Fees for a Marble Slab Creamery franchise are based on the number of restaurants the franchisee agrees to develop under a Multi-Unit Restaurant Agreement.
Item 7 of the FDD states that the Development Fee is currently equal to $25,000 multiplied by the number of Marble Slab Creamery Restaurants the franchisee must open. However, the FDD also notes that certain parties to Multi-Unit Restaurant Agreements may not be required to pay a development fee.
For a prospective Marble Slab Creamery franchisee, this means that the initial investment will include a development fee that scales with the number of units they commit to opening. It is important to determine if you qualify for any exceptions to paying the development fee, as this could significantly reduce the initial investment.