Great American Cookies
Food & Beverage · Baked Goods & Snacks
- Avg unit volume
- $540k
- Royalty
- 6.0%
of weekly Net Sales
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Key terms
- Franchise fee
$25k
- Installment option
May accept payment in installments, interest free, over 1 to 18 months
- Multi-Unit credit
Development fee credited against Initial Fee, typically 25000 per Franchise Agreement until fully credited
- Discretionary waivers/reductions
We may waive all or a portion of fees for affiliates, existing franchisees purchasing new Restaurants, or other entities
- Brand fund
2.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
2.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
1,600 – 1,800 sq ft
- Multi-Unit Restaurant Agreement
$25k
- Veteran discount
Not offered
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2025 filing); filings on file: 2024, 2025.
Growth
- Total locations—
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings—
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate—
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR—
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio—
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)$540k
Average Net Sales across 256 U.S. franchised restaurants for 2024.
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate-7.5%
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$402k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open8 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate6.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio1.3×
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.