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    Break Coffee Co vs Cafe

    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.

    Break Coffee Co2025 FDDCCafe2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Break Coffee Co

    $102,525

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15

    Cafe

    $727,440

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Break Coffee Co

    Not available

    Cafe

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Break Coffee Co

    $420

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Cafe

    5%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2025 FDDs.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Break Coffee Co: 9, Cafe: 13). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Break Coffee Co

    $102,525
    Total initial investment
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15

    Cafe

    $727,440
    Total estimated initial investment: $727,440–$1,825,100
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Break Coffee Co

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Cafe

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Break Coffee Co

    $420
    Royalty minimum per territory monthly — 2 territories, months 25–60
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Cafe

    5%
    Royalty Fee: 5% of weekly Gross Sales
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Break Coffee Co

    $0.00
    Brand fund minimum per territory monthly — 1 territories, months 0–6
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Cafe

    2%
    Marketing Fund Fee: currently 2% of weekly Gross Sales; may increase to 3% — 2%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Break Coffee Co

    9
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 35

    Cafe

    197
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 66
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Break Coffee Co

    −1
    Calculated: 10 at end of 2022 → 9 at end of 2024

    Cafe

    +79
    Calculated: 118 at end of 2022 → 197 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Break Coffee Co

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Cafe

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Break Coffee Co

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Cafe

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Break Coffee Co

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Cafe

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Break Coffee Co
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All eight franchised businesses
    100 percent
    other Gross Revenue as percentage of gross revenue
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 33
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Outlet 2
    $158,238
    other Gross Revenue
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 34
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Outlet 3
    $243,759
    other Gross Revenue
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 34
    +6 more groups in the full report
    CCafe
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate-Owned Cafes
    $4,452,346
    other Highest Sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 63
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate-Owned Cafes, Top 15%
    50 percent
    other Percentage at/above Average
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 63
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — U.S. franchised Paris Baguette Cafes in the 2024 Average Sales table
    47 percent
    other Cafes at or above average sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 63
    +10 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.

    Break Coffee Co vs Cafe: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Break Coffee Co or Cafe?
    Break Coffee Co: $102,525 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15); Cafe: $727,440 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Break Coffee Co. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Break Coffee Co and Cafe royalties compare?
    Break Coffee Co: $420 (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13); Cafe: 5% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Break Coffee Co or Cafe?
    Break Coffee Co: 9 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 35); Cafe: 197 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 66). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Break Coffee Co and Cafe disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Break Coffee Co has reviewed Item 19 figures for 9 location groups; Cafe has reviewed Item 19 figures for 13 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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