Young Chefs Academcy
Education & Child Enrichment · STEM & Enrichment Programs
- Active units
- 30
- Royalty
- 6.0%
Franchised, year-end 2025
of weekly Net Sales
About Young Chefs Academcy
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Key terms
- Franchise fee
$50k
- Multi-Unit Addendum
Initial franchise fee reduced to $40,000 for the second and third units
- Brand fund
2.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
3.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
1,600 – 1,800 sq ft
- Veteran discount
$5,000 reduction for honorably discharged veterans and community first responders
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing).
Growth
- Total locations30
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings5
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate11.1%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR11.8%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio2.5×
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—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin22.0%
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$401k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open—
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
- 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.