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    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids vs Supercuts

    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.

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids2026 FDDSupercuts2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    $60,000 – $390,200

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Supercuts

    $185,930 – $323,460

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 32

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    Not available

    Supercuts

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Supercuts

    6%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 25

    Before you compare

    • Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids figures come from its 2026 FDD and Supercuts figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids 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 (Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids: 7, Supercuts: 4). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    $60,000 – $390,200
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Supercuts

    $185,930 – $323,460
    Single-Salon estimated total initial investment — low
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 32
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Supercuts

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

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    5%
    Royalty monthly gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Supercuts

    6%
    Royalty after first year: 6% of combined net service and merchandise revenue
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 25
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    1%
    Brand fund current — 1%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Supercuts

    5%
    Advertising fee — 5%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 26

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    237
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45

    Supercuts

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    +16
    Calculated: 221 at end of 2023 → 237 at end of 2025

    Supercuts

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Supercuts

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

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Supercuts

    1988
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Supercuts

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 108 of 108 eligible franchised US locations operating at least full calendar ye…
    $335,575
    other $310K-$400K
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 44
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 108 of 108 eligible franchised US locations operating at least full calendar ye…
    $175,222
    other Less than $230K
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 44
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 108 of 108 eligible franchised US locations operating at least full calendar ye…
    108 units
    other Eligible and reporting franchise stores
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 44
    +4 more groups in the full report
    Supercuts
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top group of franchised outlets (n=553)
    $438,149
    other Top salons
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Bottom group of franchised outlets (n=554)
    $195,944
    other Bottom salons
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 67
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Mid group of franchised outlets (n=554)
    $250,731
    other Mid salons
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66
    +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.

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids vs Supercuts: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids or Supercuts?
    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids: $60,000 – $390,200 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Supercuts: $185,930 – $323,460 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 32). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids and Supercuts royalties compare?
    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids: 5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12); Supercuts: 6% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 25). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids and Supercuts disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids has reviewed Item 19 figures for 7 location groups; Supercuts has reviewed Item 19 figures for 4 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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