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    Dumont Creamery and Café 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.

    Dumont Creamery and Café2024 FDDEWEiffel Waffle2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Dumont Creamery and Café

    $271,200 – $572,500

    2024 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16

    Eiffel Waffle

    $208,635 – $338,076

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Dumont Creamery and Café

    $30,000

    2024 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

    Eiffel Waffle

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Dumont Creamery and Café

    6%

    2024 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Eiffel Waffle

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Dumont Creamery and Café figures come from its 2024 FDD and Eiffel Waffle figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Dumont Creamery and Café

    $271,200 – $572,500
    Total estimated initial investment
    2024 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16

    Eiffel Waffle

    $208,635 – $338,076
    Total
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Dumont Creamery and Café

    $30,000
    2024 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

    Eiffel Waffle

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

    Dumont Creamery and Café

    6%
    Royalty fee
    2024 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Eiffel Waffle

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Dumont Creamery and Café

    2%
    Brand Fund contribution — 2%
    2024 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Eiffel Waffle

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Dumont Creamery and Café

    1
    Outlets at end of 2023
    2024 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40

    Eiffel Waffle

    6
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Dumont Creamery and Café

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Eiffel Waffle

    +3
    Calculated: 3 at end of 2022 → 6 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Dumont Creamery and Café

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Eiffel Waffle

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

    Dumont Creamery and Café

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Eiffel Waffle

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Dumont Creamery and Café

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Eiffel Waffle

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Dumont Creamery and Café

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    EWEiffel Waffle

    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.

    Dumont Creamery and Café vs Eiffel Waffle: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Dumont Creamery and Café or Eiffel Waffle?
    Dumont Creamery and Café: $271,200 – $572,500 (2024 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16); 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. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Dumont Creamery and Café or Eiffel Waffle?
    Dumont Creamery and Café: 1 (2024 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40); Eiffel Waffle: 6 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Dumont Creamery and Café and Eiffel Waffle disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Dumont Creamery and Café makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; 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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