Eileen's Colossal Cookies franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.14 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$20,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

6% · 6% of gross sales, payable weekly (by Wednesday for the prior week)

Marketing contribution

Not captured

Technology fee

Not captured

Other fees

Late payment fee ($50 or interest, whichever greater, if 10+ days late); Audit cost reimbursement if underreporting is 2%+ of gross revenues; Lost manual replacement fee ($200 each)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Opening Cash estimated at $7,000-$8,000 for initial promotion and pre-operation expenses; franchisee must separately determine funds needed to cover cash shortfall during the first six months of operation.

Fees sourceFDD p.11 ↗

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.14 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average and median gross sales, and average and median earnings plus owner/manager salary (2024 net income plus owner/manager compensation)

Reporting period

Calendar year 2024

Sample

20 franchised outlets that were operational the entire year 2024 (excludes 3 franchised outlets that didn't report due to ownership change during 2024, and 4 franchisor-owned locations)

Reported average

$677,386.84

Reported median

$636,803.99

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.37 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

23

Year-end outlets

24

Net change

+1

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

1

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

1

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.38 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

4 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$557,500

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

3 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 6

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 Eileen's Colossal Cookies franchise cost?

standard: $232,301 to $299,430 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $20,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.14 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Eileen's Colossal Cookies owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average and median gross sales, and average and median earnings plus owner/manager salary (2024 net income plus owner/manager compensation). Sample: 20 franchised outlets that were operational the entire year 2024 (excludes 3 franchised outlets that didn't report due to ownership change during 2024, and 4 franchisor-owned locations). Period: Calendar year 2024.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.37 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Eileen's Colossal Cookies?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 6. 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: $557,500; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 3 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗