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Mrcool Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
a Multi-Unit Development Agreement
Note 1: Development Area Fee and Franchise Fees – When you sign a Multi-Unit Development Agreement you must also sign a Franchise Agreement for the first Center that you will be required to develop under your Multi-Unit Development Agreement. At the time of signing your Multi-Unit Development Agreement, in addition to paying us the Franchise Fee for your first Center, you will pay to us a Development Area Fee. The amount of the Development Area Fee varies depending on the number of additional Centers, over and above the first Center authorized by the Franchise Agreement that you will sign with the Multi-Unit Development Agreement, that you will be authorized to develop within the Development Area.
The minimum number of Centers that you may be authorized to develop under a Multi-Unit Development Agreement is two and the maximum number is five. The Development Area Fee is $45,000 for the second Center and $40,000 for the third Center and each Center thereafter, over and above the first Center authorized by the Franchise Agreement that you will sign with your Multi-Unit Development Agreement. You will not be required to pay to us an Initial Franchise Fee at the time of signing the Franchise Agreement for each additional Center, over and above the initial franchise fee of $50,000 that you will pay at the time of signing the Franchise Agreement for the first Center in your Development Area and the Development Area Fee that you will pay to us at the time of signing the Multi-Unit Development Agreement.
Note 2: Estimated Initial Investment – This is the estimated initial investment for the development of one MRCOOL Center as reflected in Table A "Franchise Agreement" of this Item 7. It is important to review Table A of this Item 7 and the Explanatory Notes to Table A in detail.
Note 3: Total Estimate – This is the total estimated investment to enter into a single unit Center Franchise Agreement and a Multi-Unit Development Agreement. Under the Multi-Unit Development Agreement, you will be granted the right to, potentially, develop and operate between two to five Centers. This estimate is only for the development of one MRCOOL Center. This estimate do
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Mrcool's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the initial financial obligations for franchisees depend on whether they are pursuing a single franchise agreement or a multi-unit development agreement. For a single franchise agreement, the initial franchise fee is $50,000. However, those pursuing a Multi-Unit Development Agreement have a different fee structure.
For a Multi-Unit Development Agreement, franchisees must sign a Franchise Agreement for their first Mrcool center and pay a Development Area Fee. This fee varies based on the number of additional centers they are authorized to develop beyond the first. The Development Area Fee is $45,000 for the second center and $40,000 for the third and each subsequent center. Franchisees operating under a Multi-Unit Development Agreement do not have to pay an additional Initial Franchise Fee for each center beyond the initial one.
The total estimated investment for a single Mrcool center ranges from $777,155 to $2,456,746. This figure encompasses expenses such as construction, leasehold improvements, inventory, and working capital. For a Multi-Unit Development Agreement, the total estimated investment, including the Development Area Fee, ranges from $822,155 to $2,621,746. This total covers the initial franchise fee and the development of the first Mrcool center, but does not include the costs associated with developing subsequent centers under the agreement.