Franchise opportunities compared
Just Love Coffee & Cafe vs Little Susies Franchisempany
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
- Just Love Coffee & Cafe figures come from its 2025 FDD and Little Susies Franchisempany figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Just Love Coffee & Cafe 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 (Just Love Coffee & Cafe: 1, Little Susies Franchisempany: 5). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  Just Love Coffee & Cafe | LSLittle Susies Franchisempany |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $50,000 – $2,250,500 2025 FDD · Item 7 | $143,500 – $317,000 Total initial investment 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | $40,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | 6% Royalty Fee percentage of Gross Sales 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13 | $8.00 Royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | Not available No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee | $3.00 Maximum brand fund contribution 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 106 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59 | 4 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 36 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +46 Calculated: 60 at end of 2022 → 106 at end of 2024 | +3 Calculated: 1 at end of 2023 → 4 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 42 cafes other Samplecafes · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 58 | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Chadwick Street $348,039 other Gross sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 35 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Lehigh Avenue $509,678 other Gross sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 35 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Chestnut Street $346,903 other Gross sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 35 +2 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.