Franchise opportunities compared
Children’s Orchard vs Cornwell
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.
Initial investment · Item 7
Children’s Orchard
$226,700 – $335,500
2026 FDD · Item 7Cornwell
$79,380 – $325,680
2026 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Children’s Orchard
$25,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11Cornwell
$0.00
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 21Royalty · Item 6
Children’s Orchard
4%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11Cornwell
Not available
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Children’s Orchard and Cornwell disclose 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 (Children’s Orchard: 1, Cornwell: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Children’s OrchardCornwellItem 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.
Children’s Orchard vs Cornwell: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Children’s Orchard or Cornwell?
- Children’s Orchard: $226,700 – $335,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Cornwell: $79,380 – $325,680 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Cornwell. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, Children’s Orchard or Cornwell?
- Children’s Orchard: 0 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 36); Cornwell: 811 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 79). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Children’s Orchard and Cornwell disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Children’s Orchard has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Cornwell has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 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.
Keep researching
Full Children’s Orchard report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Cornwell report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
