Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Single corporate location (Warner Robins GA) 2025 P&L: $1.15M revenue, $277.9K net income. No franchisee performance data provided; cherry-picked company-owned store only.
What a Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar 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 | 4% 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 | 6% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $155,000 – $527,000 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
4% royalty ($1,500-$4,500 monthly minimum/maximum); 2% marketing (1% national, 1% local); tech fee $250-$1,000/month; multiple ancillary fees apply.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 11 |
| Ceased operations | 9 |
| Closure rate | 81.8% of outlets |
9 outlets ceased operations in 2025; high attrition suggests system stress or franchisee difficulty.
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 Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar worth it? — how it compares to 32 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 6% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $155,000 | cheaper than most (median $350,000) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade D | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 81.8% of outlets | worse than 97% of peers |
| 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 Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar
The franchisor's framing: Single corporate location (Warner Robins GA) 2025 P&L: $1.15M revenue, $277.9K net income.… 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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Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $155,000–$527,000, including a $30,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar franchise owners make?
- Single corporate location (Warner Robins GA) 2025 P&L: $1.15M revenue, $277.9K net income. No franchisee performance data provided; cherry-picked company-owned store only. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
- What are the Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar franchise fees?
- Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar's FDD discloses a $30,000 initial franchise fee, a 4% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 6% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 4% royalty ($1,500-$4,500 monthly minimum/maximum); 2% marketing (1% national, 1% local); tech fee $250-$1,000/month; multiple ancillary fees apply.
- What is the Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar franchise profit margin?
- Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Single corporate location (Warner Robins GA) 2025 P&L: $1.15M revenue, $277.9K net income. No franchisee performance data provided; cherry-picked company-owned store only. Recurring fees alone take about 6% 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 Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar franchise failure rate?
- 9 outlets ceased operations in 2025; high attrition suggests system stress or franchisee difficulty.
- How many Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar locations are there?
- Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar's FDD reports 11 total outlets, with 9 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar have complaints or lawsuits?
- Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar 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 Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar scores D on disclosure honesty, carries about 6% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Decadent A Coffee and Dessert Bar or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.