Franchise opportunities compared
Ferncrest vs Forever Friends
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
- Ferncrest figures come from its 2025 FDD and Forever Friends figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Ferncrest and Forever Friends disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
| Disclosure |  Ferncrest | FFForever Friends |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $386,500 – $804,315 2025 FDD · Item 7 | $271,825 – $290,825 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $50,000 2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8 | $50,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $7.00 Royalty fee 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8 | $6.50 : OTHER FEES Type of Fee Amount Due Date Remarks Royalty Fee — 6.5% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $3.00 Brand fund contribution 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9 | $1.00 sing must be pre - approved by us. See footnote 2. Brand Fund Contribution Currently — 1% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 1 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 34 | 2 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +1 Calculated: 0 at end of 2022 → 1 at end of 2024 | +0 Calculated: 2 at end of 2023 → 2 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 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| 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 | Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation | No reviewed Item 19 figures |
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.