Taste Buds Kitchen
Entertainment & Recreation · Events & Experiences
- Active units
- 12
- Royalty
- 8.0%
Franchised, year-end 2025
of weekly Net Sales
About Taste Buds Kitchen
Taste Buds Kitchen is a brand that brings together a love for food, family, and fun. It was all born from a cupcake and a big dream! Founded in 2007 by Jessi Walter Brelsford, Taste Buds Kitchen has been providing culinary entertainment experiences for kids, families, and adults for over 15 years. They offer a wide range of in-person and virtual cooking classes, events, and workshops that cover everything from pasta and sushi making to baking delicious cupcakes. Each Taste Buds Kitchen location is independently owned and operated by hard-working families, ensuring a personal touch and commitment to excellence. They also support a partner charity, Cookies for Kids Cancer, through bake sales in their cooking camps. If you're looking for a top-notch culinary adventure, join Taste Buds Kitchen and discover the joy of cooking and creating delicious meals together.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$50k
- Multi-Unit Developer Agreement
No additional initial franchise fee for Kitchens developed under the Multi-Unit Developer Agreement.
- Brand fund
1.5% of Net Sales
- Footprint
2,000 sq ft
- Veteran discount
$5,000 discount off the initial franchise fee for first unit; 51%+ ownership required.
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing); filings on file: 2025, 2026.
Growth
- Total locations12
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings2
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate20.0%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR9.5%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio2.0×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)$577k
Gross Revenue includes all revenue generated at, from or in connection with the Kitchen; excludes refunds and discounts; gift cards included when sold.
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)$977k
Gross Revenue includes all revenue generated at, from or in connection with the Kitchen; excludes refunds and discounts; gift cards included when sold.
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$488k
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 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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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.