Franchise opportunities compared
Club SciKidz vs Little Kitchen Academy
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
- Both sets of figures come from 2025 FDDs.
- Little Kitchen Academy 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 (Club SciKidz: 4, Little Kitchen Academy: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  Club SciKidz | LKLittle Kitchen Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $74,400 – $88,500 Total — single franchise 2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 13 | $2,000 – $233,000 2025 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $45,000 The Franchise Fee is uniform and nonrefundable. 2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | 7% of gross revenues Royalty Fees 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9 | $6.00 Weekly royalty and default surcharge — 6% 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | 3% of gross revenues Brand Fund Contribution 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10 | Not available No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 18 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 34 | 4 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +10 Calculated: 8 at end of 2022 → 18 at end of 2024 | +0 Calculated: 4 at end of 2022 → 4 at end of 2024 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | 1 Closures, terminations & non-renewals in 2024 · Calculated turnover 6.3% of outlets at start of year 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 34 | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | 2007 under the CLUB SCIENTIFIC mark 2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 6 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | 2007; organized June 11, 2007 2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 6 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Franchised (4 locations) — revenue and other measures $667,608 median Sales · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 32 Franchised (11 locations) — revenue and other measures $98,396 mean Sales · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 32 Franchised locations — other measures 0 outlets other Reporting outlets · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 32 +1 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record $842,755 other Los Angeles gross sales 2024 · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49 |
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.