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la Madeleine Cafés 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.
Initial investment · Item 7
la Madeleine Cafés
$448,250 – $2,254,160
2025 FDD · Item 7La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe
$448,250 – $2,254,000
2026 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
la Madeleine Cafés
$40,000
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
la Madeleine Cafés
5%
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe
5%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16Before you compare
- la Madeleine Cafés figures come from its 2025 FDD and La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- la Madeleine Cafés 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 (la Madeleine Cafés: 1, La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe: 5). Different groups are not directly comparable.
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
la Madeleine CafésLa Madeleine French Bakery CafeItem 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.
la Madeleine Cafés vs La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe: common questions
- Which costs less to open, la Madeleine Cafés or La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe?
- la Madeleine Cafés: $448,250 – $2,254,160 (2025 FDD · Item 7); La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe: $448,250 – $2,254,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- How do la Madeleine Cafés and La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe royalties compare?
- la Madeleine Cafés: 5% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15); La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe: 5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
- Do la Madeleine Cafés and La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- la Madeleine Cafés has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe has reviewed Item 19 figures for 5 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.
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