Head-to-head comparison

    Card My Yard vs Children’s Orchard Franchise Opportunities

    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.

    DisclosureCard My YardChildren’s Orchard
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $10,350 – $18,550
    TOTAL
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24
    $226,700 – $335,500
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $8,500
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14
    $25,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11
    Royalty (Item 6)
    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    $4.00
    Royalty fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    492
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59
    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    −18
    Calculated: 2023–2025
    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $9,298
    mean Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $520,290
    other Quartile 2 Net Sales range high · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 35

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change is a Franopolis calculation from the disclosed counts.