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    Dumont Creamery and Café vs Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising

    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 FDDEileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Dumont Creamery and Café

    $271,200 – $572,500

    2024 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16

    Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising

    $229,601 – $232,301

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Dumont Creamery and Café

    $30,000

    2024 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

    Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising

    $20,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    Royalty · Item 6

    Dumont Creamery and Café

    6%

    2024 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising

    6%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    Before you compare

    • Dumont Creamery and Café figures come from its 2024 FDD and Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising 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

    Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising

    $229,601 – $232,301
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Dumont Creamery and Café

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

    Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising

    $20,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Dumont Creamery and Café

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

    Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising

    6%
    Ongoing royalty 6% of gross sales
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Dumont Creamery and Café

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

    Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising

    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

    Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising

    27
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 38
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Dumont Creamery and Café

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising

    +0
    Calculated: 27 at end of 2022 → 27 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Dumont Creamery and Café

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising

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

    Dumont Creamery and Café

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising

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

    Dumont Creamery and Café

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising

    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

    Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $604,726
    other 2023 Average Gross Sales $604,726
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 37

    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 Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Dumont Creamery and Café or Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising?
    Dumont Creamery and Café: $271,200 – $572,500 (2024 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16); Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising: $229,601 – $232,301 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Dumont Creamery and Café and Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising royalties compare?
    Dumont Creamery and Café: 6% (2024 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13); Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising: 6% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Dumont Creamery and Café or Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising?
    Dumont Creamery and Café: 1 (2024 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40); Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising: 27 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 38). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Dumont Creamery and Café and Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Dumont Creamery and Café makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Eileen’s Colossal Cookies Franchising has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. 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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