Franchise opportunities compared
Arwa Coffee vs Creationffee
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Before you compare
- Arwa Coffee figures come from its 2026 FDD and Creationffee figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Creationffee discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Arwa Coffee: 2, Creationffee: 4). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | ACArwa Coffee | CCreationffee |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $237,300 – $654,600 Total single-shop investment 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19 | $264,000 – $597,500 2025 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $40,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11 | $30,000 2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $4.00 Royalty — monthly gross sales 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 | $6.00 Royalty 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $1.00 Brand fund contribution — monthly 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 | $2.00 Brand development fund maximum 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 18 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 53 | 2 Outlets at end of 2025 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +16 Calculated: 2 at end of 2023 → 18 at end of 2025 | −2 Calculated: 4 at end of 2022 → 2 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Corporate Coffee Shop 1 $1,092,336 other Corporate Coffee Shop 1 gross sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Corporate Coffee Shop 2 $1,064 other Corporate Coffee Shop 2 gross sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52 | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company Owned Outlet: Frankenmuth, Michigan $79,578 other Frankenmuth 2023 direct gross profit less disclosed and franchise-related expenses · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company Owned Outlet: Saginaw, Michigan $9.86 other Saginaw 2023 average order amount · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company Owned Outlet: Midland, Michigan $175,039 other Midland 2023 direct gross profit · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49 +1 more groups in the full report |
Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.