Franchise opportunities compared

    EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS vs Exotic Snack Guys

    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.

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS and Exotic Snack Guys disclose 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 (EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS: 4, Exotic Snack Guys: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureEAEDIBLE ARRANGEMENTSExotic Snack Guys
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $21,600 – $587,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    $161,500 – $290,900
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    $49,900
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $5.00
    Royaltyweekly GrossSales greaterof
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17
    $5.00
    Royalty rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $5,000
    Grandopening minimummarketing
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16
    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    1,198
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 73
    5
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    −386
    Calculated: 1,584 at end of 2023 → 1,198 at end of 2025
    +4
    Calculated: 1 at end of 2023 → 5 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    2026
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 2to<3years
    $546,470
    other Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 71
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 1to<2years
    1 businesses
    other Number of Businesses · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 71
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 3+years
    254 businesses
    other Number Above Average · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 71
    +1 more groups in the full report
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $500 /month
    other Local advertising adjustment rate · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41

    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.