Franchise opportunities compared
Great American Cookies vs Great Harvest Bread Co.
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
- Great American Cookies figures come from its 2024 FDD and Great Harvest Bread Co. figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Great American Cookies discloses 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 (Great American Cookies: 7, Great Harvest Bread Co.: 9). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  Great American Cookies |  Great Harvest Bread Co. |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $205,800 – $484,650 2024 FDD · Item 7 | $591,742 – $871,077 Single unit — TOTAL 10 (excluding tenant improvement allowance 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $0.00 2024 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 23 | $40,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | 6% Royalty percentage of total net sales 2024 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 24 | $5.00 Royalty Fee — 5% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $4.00 National Advertising Fund contribution maximum 2024 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 25 | $2.50 Brand Fund — 2.5% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | Not available No reviewed outlet counts | 55 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | Not available Only one year reported | +3 Calculated: 52 at end of 2023 → 55 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 | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Great American Cookies-only and Great American Cookies restaurants co-branded w… 157 units other all restaurants · 2024 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 90 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Great American Cookies-only U.S. franchised restaurants; full calendar year 2023 1,853,981 $ other standalone · 2024 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 93 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — U.S. franchised restaurants with Marble Slab Creamery co-branded operations; co… 65,000 $ other Marble Slab co-branded · 2024 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 90 +4 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — High chart row $2,928,187 other High gross sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Bottom 25% chart row $505,087 other Bottom 25% gross sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Bakery cafes full year; narrative95, chart Average row62; source counts retained 15 units other Top 25% chart Stores count · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41 +6 more groups in the full report |
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.