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    Sticky Fingers Cooking vs Tutu School

    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

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    $77,528 – $125,379

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Tutu School

    $124,000 – $272,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    Not available

    Tutu School

    $49,500

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    Royalty · Item 6

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    8%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8

    Tutu School

    4%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    Before you compare

    • Sticky Fingers Cooking figures come from its 2025 FDD and Tutu School figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Sticky Fingers Cooking and Tutu School 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 (Sticky Fingers Cooking: 110, Tutu School: 4). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    $77,528 – $125,379
    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Tutu School

    $124,000 – $272,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Tutu School

    $49,500
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    8%
    Continuing royalty rate
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8

    Tutu School

    4%
    Retail royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

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

    Tutu School

    2%
    National marketing and technology fee — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    20
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 46

    Tutu School

    111
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 41
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    +10
    Calculated: 10 at end of 2022 → 20 at end of 2024

    Tutu School

    +54
    Calculated: 57 at end of 2022 → 111 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Tutu School

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

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    2022
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Tutu School

    2013
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Sticky Fingers Cooking

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Tutu School

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    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
    Tutu School
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Schools open for three full years as of 12/31/2025
    $283,159
    other 2025 all 3+ years average annual gross revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Schools opened in 2023 and operated more than 2 years but less than 3
    $176,187
    other 2025 cohort opened 2023 high average median low average annual gross revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Schools opened in 2024 and operated more than 1 year but less than 2
    $423,927
    other 2025 cohort opened 2024 high average median low high annual gross revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41
    +1 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.

    Sticky Fingers Cooking vs Tutu School: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Sticky Fingers Cooking or Tutu School?
    Sticky Fingers Cooking: $77,528 – $125,379 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Tutu School: $124,000 – $272,000 (2026 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 Sticky Fingers Cooking and Tutu School royalties compare?
    Sticky Fingers Cooking: 8% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8); Tutu School: 4% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Sticky Fingers Cooking or Tutu School?
    Sticky Fingers Cooking: 20 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 46); Tutu School: 111 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 41). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Sticky Fingers Cooking and Tutu School disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Sticky Fingers Cooking has reviewed Item 19 figures for 110 location groups; Tutu School has reviewed Item 19 figures for 4 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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