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    Hurts Donut Company vs Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams

    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.
    • Hurts Donut Company and Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
    DisclosureHDHurts Donut CompanyJSJeni's Splendid Ice Creams
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $504,000 – $915,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    $698,000 – $1,064,750
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $35,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11
    $40,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $7.00 — 7%
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    $5.00
    ITEM 6 OTHER FEES Type of Fee Amount Due Date Remarks 1 , 2 Royalty — 5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $2.00
    Marketing Royalty — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    $2.00
    ales” is defined in the notes to this table disclosed below. Brand Fund Contribution — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    18
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44
    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    −2
    Calculated: 20 at end of 2023 → 18 at end of 2025
    Not available
    Only one year reported
    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
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Repairs and Maintenance top netprofitquartile
    $29,509
    other Repairs and Maintenance top · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Repairs and Maintenance upper mid netprofitquartile
    $27,738
    other Repairs and Maintenance upper mid · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Repairs and Maintenance lower mid netprofitquartile
    52.4 percent
    other Repairs and Maintenance lower mid · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55
    +73 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.

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