Creation Coffee Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Creation Coffee franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Creation Coffee discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.
What their own earnings claim actually says
2025 data from 4 company-owned outlets only. Gross sales $206K-$655K. No franchise outlet data provided. Excludes franchisee ongoing fees.
What a Creation Coffee franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $30,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 2% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 8% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $195,900 – $563,000 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
6% royalty, 2% local marketing required, up to 2% brand fund (not currently charged), technology fee up to $500/month (not currently charged).
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Creation Coffee system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 4 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
Zero franchised outlets; 4 company-owned only. No franchisee performance history.
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 Creation Coffee worth it? — how it compares to 32 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8% of sales | about average |
| Startup cost | from $195,900 | cheaper than most (median $350,000) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade D | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 5.6%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every coffee & donuts franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Creation Coffee
The franchisor's framing: 2025 data from 4 company-owned outlets only. Gross sales $206K-$655K. No franchise outlet … 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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Creation Coffee franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Creation Coffee franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $195,900–$563,000, including a $30,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Creation Coffee franchise owners make?
- 2025 data from 4 company-owned outlets only. Gross sales $206K-$655K. No franchise outlet data provided. Excludes franchisee ongoing fees. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
- What are the Creation Coffee franchise fees?
- Creation Coffee's FDD discloses a $30,000 initial franchise fee, a 6% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 8% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 6% royalty, 2% local marketing required, up to 2% brand fund (not currently charged), technology fee up to $500/month (not currently charged).
- What is the Creation Coffee franchise profit margin?
- Creation Coffee does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 2025 data from 4 company-owned outlets only. Gross sales $206K-$655K. No franchise outlet data provided. Excludes franchisee ongoing fees. Recurring fees alone take about 8% 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 Creation Coffee franchise failure rate?
- Zero franchised outlets; 4 company-owned only. No franchisee performance history.
- How many Creation Coffee locations are there?
- Creation Coffee's FDD reports 4 total outlets, with 0 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 Creation Coffee have complaints or lawsuits?
- Creation Coffee 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 Creation Coffee franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Creation Coffee scores D on disclosure honesty, carries about 8% 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 Creation Coffee or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.