My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2006), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Gross revenues only for 11-12 franchised stores by quartile (2024-2025). No net income, costs, or expenses disclosed. Single bakery store. Unaudited data.
What a My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery 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 | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 3% 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 | $297,500 – $747,500 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
5% royalty weekly; 3% marketing fund (up to 5%); $5K store opening fee; $2.5K renewal; liquidated damages 5% avg gross revenues.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 12 |
| Ceased operations | 1 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 8.3% of outlets |
4 closures in 2023; 1 in 2024; system declined 4 outlets (2023) then stabilized.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2006. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery worth it? — how it compares to 59 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8% of sales | about average |
| Startup cost | from $297,500 | about average (median $209,354) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade D | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 8.3% of outlets | worse than 86% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every bakery, dessert & ice cream franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery
The franchisor's framing: Gross revenues only for 11-12 franchised stores by quartile (2024-2025). No net income, co… 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
See a full sample report → · 30-day guarantee
My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $297,500–$747,500, including a $30,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery franchise owners make?
- Gross revenues only for 11-12 franchised stores by quartile (2024-2025). No net income, costs, or expenses disclosed. Single bakery store. Unaudited data. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
- What are the My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery franchise fees?
- My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery's FDD discloses a $30,000 initial franchise fee, a 5% royalty on gross sales, a 3% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 8% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 5% royalty weekly; 3% marketing fund (up to 5%); $5K store opening fee; $2.5K renewal; liquidated damages 5% avg gross revenues.
- What is the My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery franchise profit margin?
- My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Gross revenues only for 11-12 franchised stores by quartile (2024-2025). No net income, costs, or expenses disclosed. Single bakery store. Unaudited data. 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 My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery franchise failure rate?
- 4 closures in 2023; 1 in 2024; system declined 4 outlets (2023) then stabilized.
- How many My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery locations are there?
- My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery's FDD reports 12 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 My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery have complaints or lawsuits?
- My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery 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 My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery scores D on disclosure honesty, carries about 8% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
Own a My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery? Add your real numbers (anonymous)
We publish only aggregated benchmarks — never your name. Contribute and we'll show you how your numbers compare.
Compare My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery to similar franchises
See all franchises ranked by disclosure honesty →
Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2006). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe and My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.