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    Kilwins vs La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe

    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.
    • Kilwins and La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe 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 (Kilwins: 18, La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe: 5). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureKilwinsLMLa Madeleine French Bakery Cafe
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $405,045 – $522,096
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    $448,250 – $2,254,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $5.00
    Royalty 5% — 5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14
    $5.00
    Refranchised affiliate Full Bakery royalty maximum
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $3.00
    Marketing Contribution — 3%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14
    $2.25
    Brand Marketing Fund current
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    187
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 58
    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +23
    Calculated: 164 at end of 2023 → 187 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
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All States
    $814,852
    other All States grosssales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Colorado
    $718,913
    other Colorado grosssales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Florida
    $1,209,130
    other Florida grosssales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54
    +15 more groups in the full report
    Franchised (24 locations) — other measures — Top 50% of Covered Franchised Bakery & Cafés at Traditional Locations
    $2,322,556
    other Franchised Traditional · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 69
    Franchised (24 locations) — other measures — Bottom 50% of Covered Franchised Bakery & Cafés at Traditional Locations
    $1,800,992
    other Franchised Traditional · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 69
    Franchised (8 locations) — other measures
    $1,804,288
    other Franchised Express Non-Traditional · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 70
    +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.

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