Another Broken Egg Cafe Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Another Broken Egg Cafe franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Another Broken Egg Cafe discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it B.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses 2025 gross sales for 92 cafes (35 corporate, 57 franchised) open 12+ months. Average franchised sales $1,749,656, median $1,701,152. Excludes recently opened/remodeled locations.
What a Another Broken Egg Cafe 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 | $792,500 – $1,804,000 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
5% royalty on Gross Sales; 1.75% ad fee (up to 3% possible); $15k grand opening advertising mandatory.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Another Broken Egg Cafe system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 105 |
| Ceased operations | 1 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 1 |
| Closure rate | 1.0% of outlets |
1 franchised ceased operations (2025); 3 company-owned closed (2025). Minimal terminations.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. 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 Cafe worth it? — how it compares to 164 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 6.75% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $792,500 | pricier than 75% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade B | more honest than 85% of quick service restaurants franchises |
| Closure rate | 1.0% of outlets | better than most (median 1.3%) |
| 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 Cafe
The franchisor's framing: Discloses 2025 gross sales for 92 cafes (35 corporate, 57 franchised) open 12+ months. Ave… 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 Cafe franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Another Broken Egg Cafe franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $792,500–$1,804,000, including a $40,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Another Broken Egg Cafe franchise owners make?
- Discloses 2025 gross sales for 92 cafes (35 corporate, 57 franchised) open 12+ months. Average franchised sales $1,749,656, median $1,701,152. Excludes recently opened/remodeled locations. We grade this disclosure B for honesty.
- What are the Another Broken Egg Cafe franchise fees?
- Another Broken Egg Cafe'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. 5% royalty on Gross Sales; 1.75% ad fee (up to 3% possible); $15k grand opening advertising mandatory.
- What is the Another Broken Egg Cafe franchise profit margin?
- Another Broken Egg Cafe does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses 2025 gross sales for 92 cafes (35 corporate, 57 franchised) open 12+ months. Average franchised sales $1,749,656, median $1,701,152. Excludes recently opened/remodeled locations. 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 Cafe franchise failure rate?
- 1 franchised ceased operations (2025); 3 company-owned closed (2025). Minimal terminations.
- How many Another Broken Egg Cafe locations are there?
- Another Broken Egg Cafe's FDD reports 105 total outlets, with 1 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 1 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Another Broken Egg Cafe have complaints or lawsuits?
- Another Broken Egg Cafe 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 Cafe franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Another Broken Egg Cafe scores B 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: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Another Broken Egg Cafe or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.