Nothing Bundt Cakes
Food & Beverage · Baked Goods & Snacks
- Active units
- 765
- Royalty
- 6.0%
Franchised, year-end 2025
of weekly Net Sales
About Nothing Bundt Cakes
The brand offers a range of cake sizes, from bite-sized Bundtinis and individual Bundtlets to larger tiered cakes for events. These brick-and-mortar bakeries serve as retail boutiques that also provide gift cards, candles, and other party accessories. The concept focuses on products for celebrations, holidays, and gifting, using a simplified operational model with on-site baking.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$45k
- Brand fund
5.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
1,600 – 1,800 sq ft
- Development Rights Rider
$45k
- Development Rights Rider (additional unit deposit)
$23k
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing); filings on file: 2024, 2025, 2026.
Growth
- Total locations765
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings128
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate19.9%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR19.4%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio128.0×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 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-2.2%
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$816k
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 ratio—
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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Location footprint
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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.