Candy Cloud franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.16 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$40,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

6% · 6% of weekly Gross Revenue, paid weekly on Tuesday for prior week

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Internal System Fee, currently $200/month, may increase up to $450/month (10% max annual increase to the cap)

Other fees

Brand Fund Contribution (2% of weekly Gross Revenue, up to 4%); Conference/annual meeting fee $750/year; Audit & Quality Assurance fees $100-$400/visit

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$15,000-$20,000: minimum recommended additional funds for the first 3 months of operation (initial payroll and payroll taxes, repairs and maintenance, bank charges, initial staff recruiting expenses, and other miscellaneous items); excludes owner compensation and debt service. No financing offered by franchisor.

Fees sourceFDD p.9 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.16 ↗

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Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average, high-store, and low-store Monthly Gross Sales for franchised outlets and for the single corporate-owned outlet

Reporting period

Stated as November 1, 2024 - November 1, 2025 ('Measurement Period'), though footnotes reference outlets operating during 'the 2025 calendar year' - see extraction_notes

Sample

7 franchised outlets open and operating at least 6 months; 1 affiliate/corporate-owned outlet

Reported average

$71,973

Reported median

Not captured

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.39 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

5

Year-end outlets

12

Net change

+7

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

7

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

0

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.41 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

11 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$394,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

11 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 0

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Candy Cloud franchise cost?

standard (single unit): $389,100 to $749,350; multi-unit development (2 outlets, first outlet build-out): $421,100 to $756,350 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $40,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.16 ↗

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How much do Candy Cloud owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average, high-store, and low-store Monthly Gross Sales for franchised outlets and for the single corporate-owned outlet. Sample: 7 franchised outlets open and operating at least 6 months; 1 affiliate/corporate-owned outlet. Period: Stated as November 1, 2024 - November 1, 2025 ('Measurement Period'), though footnotes reference outlets operating during 'the 2025 calendar year' - see extraction_notes.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.39 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Candy Cloud?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 0. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $394,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 11 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗