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    The Toasted Yolk Cafe

    Franchise research report · reviewed 2025 disclosure data

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    The Toasted Yolk Cafe: We offer franchises for the right to operate a casual dining restaurant business under the “ The Toasted Yolk Cafe ” Mark s, using our distinctive operating procedures and standards in limited protected territory and from a single location (the “ Franchised Business ”) .

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    The Toasted Yolk Cafe quick facts

    Is The Toasted Yolk Cafe a franchise?
    Yes. The Toasted Yolk Cafe offers franchises through a Franchise Disclosure Document. At the end of 2024, it reported 72 franchised and 12 company-owned outlets (2025 FDD, Item 20, PDF p. 45).
    How much does it cost to open a The Toasted Yolk Cafe franchise?
    The The Toasted Yolk Cafe Franchise Disclosure Document reports an estimated initial investment of $1,058,000 (2025 FDD, Item 7, PDF p. 18). This is the franchisor's disclosed estimate, not a quote. Details
    What is the The Toasted Yolk Cafe initial franchise fee?
    The disclosed initial franchise fee for a standard single unit is $50,000 (2025 FDD, Item 5, PDF p. 10). Other fee options (for example multi-unit or conversion) are listed separately in the report. Details
    What ongoing fees does The Toasted Yolk Cafe charge?
    The disclosed ongoing royalty is 5% (2025 FDD, Item 6, PDF p. 11). The brand or advertising fund contribution is 0.5% (2025 FDD, Item 6, PDF p. 11). Other recurring fees are listed in Item 6. Details
    Does The Toasted Yolk Cafe disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Yes. The The Toasted Yolk Cafe FDD includes an Item 19 financial performance representation (2025 FDD, Item 19, PDF p. 45). Figures apply only to the locations and period each one covers. Details
    How many The Toasted Yolk Cafe locations are there?
    The FDD reports 42 outlets at the end of 2024 (2025 FDD, Item 20, PDF p. 45). Existing locations do not indicate territory availability. Details
    Is The Toasted Yolk Cafe a good franchise to buy?
    Franopolis does not rate or recommend franchises. From the reviewed FDD: Item 19 includes financial performance figures; check which locations and period they cover; Item 20 lists outlet openings, closures and transfers; Item 6 includes a brand or advertising fund contribution on top of royalty; Item 20 also lists current and former franchisees you can contact. Review the full FDD with a franchise attorney and accountant before deciding.

    From reviewed FDD figures only. Not a recommendation or projection.

    What the disclosures show

    1. 1Opening costs are estimated at $1,058,000 in the 2025 FDD (Item 7); several initial fee options apply.
    2. 2Item 19 covers 5 separate groups: revenue for 10 locations; revenue for 10 locations; revenue for 10 locations; revenue for 8 locations; revenue for 8 locations. They are not combined.
    3. 3Outlets grew by 12 in 2024, to 84 (Systemwide, as labeled in the FDD, Item 20).

    From reviewed FDD figures only. Not a recommendation or projection.

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    Costs · Items 5–7

    What does it cost to open?

    Estimated opening costs and the fees payable to the franchisor.

    Startup Investment — Item 7

    Total estimated initial investment

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18

    Formats disclosed in Item 7 (2)

    Each format has its own total. The total depends on the format you choose; multi-unit packages are listed but not included in the headline range.

    • Estimated initial investment — single unit total: $1,058,000 to $1,721,700PDF p. 18$1,058,000
    • Estimated initial investment — multi-unit total: $1,093,000 to $1,756,700Multi-unitPDF p. 19$1,093,000

    Standard single-unit franchise fee

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10
    Discounted and multi-unit options are separate; see all fees.

    Ongoing Fees — Item 6

    Selected recurring charges; payment bases and conditions remain attached to each fee.

    Continuing royalty feeMain ongoing fee

    8 reported fees, each with its payment basis, are listed below; they haven't been sorted into recurring, initial and occasional groups yet.

    Financial Performance — Item 19

    What results are disclosed—and for which locations?

    5 separate populations, shown apart. Revenue is not owner income.

    10 locations

    Revenue · 10 locations

    Who is counted
    Franchised The Toasted Yolk Cafe outlets in quartile 1 for fiscal year ended December 31, 2024
    Period
    2024, quartile 1, mean
    Excluded
    9 outlets new to the system and not operating for the full 12 months were excluded; table quartile counts are transcribed as disclosed.

    These groups are never combined.

    Outlet Changes — Item 20

    How has the outlet count changed?

    Systemwide, as labeled in the FDD · counts as of 2024 of each year.

    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45

    Net +30 outlets, 2022–2024

    0542022702023842024+16+14

    Year-end counts reported in Item 20. The scale starts at zero; the labels between the dots show each year's change. Openings and closures for 2024 haven't been pulled from the Item 20 tables yet, so no turnover or churn is shown.

    Questions to investigate

    Prompts based on what this brand's reviewed disclosures do and don't show — not conclusions. Join free as a member to save questions to your research.

    For the franchisor

    • Which line items in the 2025 Item 7 estimate ($1,058,000) vary most by market, and why?

    • Which initial fee option would apply to my situation, and what conditions or discounts affect it?

    • Which locations are included in the Item 19 figures, and which were excluded?

    • Reported units went from 72 to 84 in 2024. How many new units opened, closed or changed hands?

    • Is a territory available in my area, and how is it defined in my agreement?

    For current and former owners

    • How did your actual startup costs and timeline compare with the Item 7 estimate?

    • How many hours a week do you work in the business, and in what role?

    • How do your results compare with the Item 19 figures, and what explains the difference?

    • What support from the franchisor has been most and least useful?

    For your advisors

    • Ask a franchise attorney to review the territory, renewal, transfer and termination terms.

    • Ask an accountant to build a cash-flow plan using your own assumptions, not the franchisor's.

    Sources & vintage history

    Every displayed fact is retained with its disclosure vintage, item, page, and reviewed status. Prior vintages remain on file rather than being overwritten.

    Citations (2025 FDD)

    1. [1]Estimated initial investment — Item 7 · PDF p. 18
    2. [2]Standard initial franchise fee — Item 5 · PDF p. 10
    3. [3]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised The Toasted Yolk Cafe outlets in quartile 1 for fiscal year ended De… · PDF p. 45
    4. [4]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Toasted Yolk Cafe outlets in the specified quartile for FY2024 · PDF p. 45
    5. [5]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Toasted Yolk Cafe outlets in Quartile 1 for FY2024 · PDF p. 45
    6. [6]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Toasted Yolk Cafe outlets in the specified quartile for FY2024 · PDF p. 45
    7. [7]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Toasted Yolk Cafe outlets in Quartile 4 for FY2024 · PDF p. 45
    8. [8]Outlet counts — Item 20, Table 1 · PDF p. 45

    "PDF p." is the page in the PDF file; "printed p." is the number printed on the FDD page.

    Territory & operations

    No territory or operating requirements have been reviewed yet.

    These are contract disclosures, not confirmation that any territory is currently available.

    Legal & agreement

    Franchisor financial statements

    No verified franchisor financial statement figures have been reviewed yet.

    SBA-backed loans to franchisees

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    Source: U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) & 504 FOIA data. Loan volume is not a measure of franchisee success.

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