
Sticky Fingers Cooking
Education & Child Enrichment · STEM & Enrichment Programs
- Active units
- 8
- Avg unit volume
- $466k
- Royalty
- 8.0%
Franchised, year-end 2024
Item 19 cohort year 2024
of weekly Net Sales
About Sticky Fingers Cooking
Sticky Fingers Cooking is a leading brand in the culinary industry that specializes in cultivating culinary curiosity in kids. With a team of high-energy and creative chef instructors, they offer a range of products and services to inspire young minds in the kitchen. From after-school programs and summer camps to weekend classes and parties, Sticky Fingers Cooking provides engaging cooking classes for children aged 4 to 18. Their experienced instructors lead students in exploring fun and creative recipes, teaching essential skills like cutting, stirring, measuring, and nutrition. Sticky Fingers Cooking values diversity and caters to children with various backgrounds and academic levels. They offer a variety of programs, including in-person and online classes, birthday parties, girl scout and boy scout classes, as well as corporate and team-building events. Additionally, they have a range of resources available, such as cookbooks and gift cards, perfect for those looking to further their culinary adventures at home. If you have a love for cooking, a passion for teaching, and enjoy working with children, Sticky Fingers Cooking has part-time job opportunities available in Austin TX, Chicago IL, and Denver, CO. As a chef instructor, you'll have the chance to make a difference in your community and inspire young chefs to turnip the beet on what kids eat!.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$35k
- Brand fund
1.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
100.0% of Net Sales
- Veteran discount
10.0% off franchise fee — 10% discount on the Initial Franchise Fee to first responders and honorably discharged military veterans.
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)$466k
Item 19 cohort year 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 rate33.0%
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$101k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open—
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
- Royalty rate8.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio4.6×
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.