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La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe vs Le Macaron French Pastries
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 French Bakery Cafe
$448,250 – $2,254,000
2026 FDD · Item 7Le Macaron French Pastries
$91,730 – $452,000
2025 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe
Not available
Le Macaron French Pastries
$45,000
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11Royalty · Item 6
La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe
5%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16Le Macaron French Pastries
6% · percent of Gross Sales
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12Before you compare
- La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe figures come from its 2026 FDD and Le Macaron French Pastries figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe and Le Macaron French Pastries 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 French Bakery Cafe: 5, Le Macaron French Pastries: 3). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
La Madeleine French Bakery CafeLe Macaron French PastriesItem 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 French Bakery Cafe vs Le Macaron French Pastries: common questions
- Which costs less to open, La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe or Le Macaron French Pastries?
- La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe: $448,250 – $2,254,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Le Macaron French Pastries: $91,730 – $452,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Le Macaron French Pastries. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- How do La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe and Le Macaron French Pastries royalties compare?
- La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe: 5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16); Le Macaron French Pastries: 6% · percent of Gross Sales (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
- Do La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe and Le Macaron French Pastries disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- La Madeleine French Bakery Cafe has reviewed Item 19 figures for 5 location groups; Le Macaron French Pastries has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 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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