Another Broken Egg Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Another Broken Egg franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Another Broken Egg discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
2024 average gross sales: franchised $1.82M, corporate $1.57M. Cost of goods 23.97%, labor 34.66%. No audited/verified data. High/low range $691,979-$2,923,912.
What a Another Broken Egg franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $40,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 1.75% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 6.75% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $802,400 – $1,599,000 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty 5%, ad fund 1.75% (up to 3%), regional marketing up to 1.5%. $15k grand opening required. Various operational fees.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Another Broken Egg system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 101 |
| Ceased operations | 1 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 1.0% of outlets |
1 ceased operations 2024; 0 terminations/non-renewals in 3 years; minimal exit activity overall.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2025. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Another Broken Egg worth it? — how it compares to 164 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 6.75% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $802,400 | pricier than 76% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 1.0% of outlets | about average |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every quick service restaurants franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Another Broken Egg
The franchisor's framing: 2024 average gross sales: franchised $1.82M, corporate $1.57M. Cost of goods 23.97%, labor… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Another Broken Egg franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Another Broken Egg franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $802,400–$1,599,000, including a $40,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Another Broken Egg franchise owners make?
- 2024 average gross sales: franchised $1.82M, corporate $1.57M. Cost of goods 23.97%, labor 34.66%. No audited/verified data. High/low range $691,979-$2,923,912. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Another Broken Egg franchise fees?
- Another Broken Egg's FDD discloses a $40,000 initial franchise fee, a 5% royalty on gross sales, a 1.75% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 6.75% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty 5%, ad fund 1.75% (up to 3%), regional marketing up to 1.5%. $15k grand opening required. Various operational fees.
- What is the Another Broken Egg franchise profit margin?
- Another Broken Egg does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 2024 average gross sales: franchised $1.82M, corporate $1.57M. Cost of goods 23.97%, labor 34.66%. No audited/verified data. High/low range $691,979-$2,923,912. Recurring fees alone take about 6.75% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Another Broken Egg franchise failure rate?
- 1 ceased operations 2024; 0 terminations/non-renewals in 3 years; minimal exit activity overall.
- How many Another Broken Egg locations are there?
- Another Broken Egg's FDD reports 101 total outlets, with 1 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Another Broken Egg have complaints or lawsuits?
- Another Broken Egg discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a Another Broken Egg franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Another Broken Egg scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 6.75% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 33598-202504-09 (Clean FDD 2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Another Broken Egg or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.