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    Little Susies Franchisempany vs The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland

    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.
    • The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland 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 (Little Susies Franchisempany: 5, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland: 19). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureLSLittle Susies FranchisempanyThe Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ireland
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $143,500 – $317,000
    Total initial investment
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14
    $531,500 – $1,468,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $40,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8
    $25,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $8.00
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8
    $5.50
    Royalty Fee — 5.5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $3.00
    Maximum brand fund contribution
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8
    $2.00
    Central Marketing Fee — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    4
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 36
    53
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 77
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +3
    Calculated: 1 at end of 2023 → 4 at end of 2025
    −3
    Calculated: 56 at end of 2023 → 53 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 — 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
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company DriveThru All
    $1,759,582
    other Table1 Company DriveThru All · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 74
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company DriveThru Bottom25%
    $1,536,370
    other Table1 Company DriveThru Bottom25% · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 74
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company DriveThru Top25%
    $2,419,953
    other Table1 Company DriveThru Top25% · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 74
    +16 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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