What are the payment options for the initial franchise fee for Marble Slab Creamery, as detailed in Item 5?
Marble_Slab_Creamery Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Initial Franchise Fees.
If we grant you a franchise for a Traditional Restaurant, then when you sign the Franchise Agreement, you must pay us an initial franchise fee ("Initial Fee") of $25,000. The Initial Fee for a Non-Traditional Restaurant is $25,000.
Adjustments. Under certain circumstances, we will agree to waive or reduce some or all of the Initial Fee and may accept payment in installments, interest free, over a period of from one to 18 months. Also, as described below, if you are signing the Franchise Agreement pursuant to a Multi-Unit Restaurant Agreement, you may be entitled to a credit against the Initial Fee. The Initial Fee is fully earned by us when paid and is not refundable under any circumstances.
Under a separate disclosure document, our affiliate, GAC, offers franchises for its "Great American Cookies" business, including a co-branded version that can be added to a "Marble Slab Creamery" restaurant with our consent. If we allow you to do so, you will sign a Franchise Agreement with GAC and a Co-brand Addendum with us (Exhibit B-1). We do not charge you any fee to add a co-branded "Great American Cookies"restaurant, but GAC charges, among other fees, an initial franchise fee of $25,000 for the right to do so, as disclosed in its separate disclosure document.
Under a separate disclosure document, our affiliate, RTP, offers franchises for its "Round Table Pizza" business, including a co-branded version that can be added to a "Marble Slab Creamery" restaurant with our consent. If we allow you to do so, you will sign a Franchise Agreement with RTP and a Co-brand Addendum with us (Exhibit B-1). We do not charge you any fee to add a co-branded "Round Table Pizza" restaurant, but RTP charges, among other fees, an initial franchise fee of $25,000 for the right to do so, as disclosed in its separate disclosure document.
We do not offer financing for the Franchise Fee. Except for any special programs or periodic discounts we may offer or as otherwise described in this Item 5, the Initial Fee is uniform for all franchisees.
During our fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, we collected Initial Fees ranging from $0 to $25,000 for a single restaurant and we collected development fees ranging from $0 to $15,000` for Multi-Unit Restaurant Agreements signed in connection with co-branded restaurants.
Satellites
If we permit you to operate a Satellite, you must pay us a Satellite fee of $15,000 per Satellite location when you sign the Satellite Addendum.
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Marble Slab Creamery's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the initial franchise fee for a Traditional or Non-Traditional Restaurant is $25,000, payable when the Franchise Agreement is signed. For a Satellite location, a fee of $15,000 is due upon signing the Satellite Addendum. For a Multi-Unit Restaurant Agreement, the development fee is $25,000 multiplied by the number of Marble Slab Creamery Restaurants to be opened.
Marble Slab Creamery does not offer financing for the initial franchise fee. However, under certain circumstances, Marble Slab Creamery may agree to waive or reduce the initial fee, or accept payment in interest-free installments over a period of one to 18 months. If a franchisee signs a Multi-Unit Restaurant Agreement, they may receive a credit against the initial fee.
It is important to note that the initial fee is fully earned by Marble Slab Creamery upon payment and is non-refundable under any circumstances. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the initial fees collected ranged from $0 to $25,000 for a single restaurant, and development fees ranged from $0 to $15,000 for Multi-Unit Restaurant Agreements signed in connection with co-branded restaurants.