Franchise opportunities compared
Duck Donuts vs Eiffel Waffle
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
Duck Donuts
$394,150 – $628,700
2026 FDD · Item 7Eiffel Waffle
$208,635 – $338,076
2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Duck Donuts
$40,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12Eiffel Waffle
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Duck Donuts
6%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13Eiffel Waffle
Not available
Before you compare
- Duck Donuts figures come from its 2026 FDD and Eiffel Waffle figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Duck Donuts discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Duck Donuts has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
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Eiffel Waffle
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System scale & health
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Eiffel Waffle
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
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.
Duck Donuts vs Eiffel Waffle: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Duck Donuts or Eiffel Waffle?
- Duck Donuts: $394,150 – $628,700 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Eiffel Waffle: $208,635 – $338,076 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Eiffel Waffle. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Do Duck Donuts and Eiffel Waffle disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Duck Donuts has reviewed Item 19 figures for 4 location groups; Eiffel Waffle makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. 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 Duck Donuts report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Eiffel Waffle report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
