Franchise opportunities compared

    SPEC vs Sticky Fingers Cooking

    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

    SPEC

    $1,052,420 – $2,073,674

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    $77,528 – $125,379

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    SPEC

    $49,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    SPEC

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    8%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8

    Before you compare

    • SPEC figures come from its 2026 FDD and Sticky Fingers Cooking figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • SPEC and Sticky Fingers Cooking 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 (SPEC: 3, Sticky Fingers Cooking: 110). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    SPEC

    $1,052,420 – $2,073,674
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    $77,528 – $125,379
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    SPEC

    $49,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    SPEC

    6%
    Royalty rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    8%
    Continuing royalty rate
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    SPEC

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    1%
    Brand Fund Contribution rate, current — 1%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    SPEC

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    20
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 46
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    SPEC

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    +10
    Calculated: 10 at end of 2022 → 20 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    SPEC

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    SPEC

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    2022
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    SPEC

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    SPEC
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 26 franchised B&W school locations with audited financial statements operating…
    $3,178,002
    other Total revenue average
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 26 franchised B&W school locations with audited financial statements operating…
    $2,137,860
    other Total revenue average
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 26 franchised B&W school locations with audited financial statements operating…
    $2,018,699
    other Overall average total revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48
    Sticky Fingers Cooking
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised group reported for Austin TX; distinct outlet count not stated.
    $30,619
    other Austin TX Royalty
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Existing franchised outlets in the 2023 and 2024 representation; named outlet p…
    $382,735
    other Austin TX franchised total gross revenue 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Existing affiliate-owned outlets in the 2023/2024 historical representation; th…
    $370,440
    other Colorado Front Range Central/South corporate total gross revenue 2023
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 39
    +107 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.

    SPEC vs Sticky Fingers Cooking: common questions

    Which costs less to open, SPEC or Sticky Fingers Cooking?
    SPEC: $1,052,420 – $2,073,674 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Sticky Fingers Cooking: $77,528 – $125,379 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Sticky Fingers Cooking. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do SPEC and Sticky Fingers Cooking royalties compare?
    SPEC: 6% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11); Sticky Fingers Cooking: 8% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do SPEC and Sticky Fingers Cooking disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    SPEC has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 location groups; Sticky Fingers Cooking has reviewed Item 19 figures for 110 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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