Franchise opportunities compared
Crave vs Huddle House
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
Crave
$237,500 – $275,600
2025 FDD · Item 7Huddle House
$380,880 – $2,381,275
2025 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Crave
$45,000
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11Huddle House
$35,000
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17Royalty · Item 6
Crave
8% · 2) — 8%
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12Huddle House
4.75%
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2025 FDDs.
- Crave and Huddle House disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Huddle House has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
Crave
Huddle HouseCrave
Huddle House
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Huddle House
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Huddle House
Crave
Huddle House
System scale & health
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Huddle House
Crave
Huddle House
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Huddle House
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Huddle House
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Huddle House
Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
CraveNot disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
Huddle HouseItem 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.
Crave vs Huddle House: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Crave or Huddle House?
- Crave: $237,500 – $275,600 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Huddle House: $380,880 – $2,381,275 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Crave. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- How do Crave and Huddle House royalties compare?
- Crave: 8% · 2) — 8% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12); Huddle House: 4.75% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
- Which has more locations, Crave or Huddle House?
- Crave: 22 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 57); Huddle House: 269 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 82). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Crave and Huddle House disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Crave makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Huddle House has reviewed Item 19 figures for 65 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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Full Crave report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Huddle House report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
