85°C Bakery Cafe franchise
2025 filing · March 14, 2025Growing
85°C Bakery Cafe at a glance
A self-serve bakery cafe selling Asian-inspired breads, cakes, pastries and drinks including its sea salt coffee. At the end of 2024 there were 81 85°C Bakery Cafe locations in the US, 3 franchised and 78 company-owned, so most are run by the company itself.
The business
- Franchisor
- WinStar 85C, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Typical size
- 2,800–3,500 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $1.1M–$2.5M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $50,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6.5%
- 6.5% of gross sales, paid weekly
- Brand fund
- 1%
- 1% of gross sales
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 81
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 3
- Company-owned
- 78
- Change in 1 years
- +3
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 9
- Most in California, Texas and Washington
Support and records
From WinStar 85C, LLC’s 2025 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 152; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
85°C Bakery Cafe among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | 85°C Bakery Cafe | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $1,797,718 | Costs more than 91% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $50,000 | Higher than 70% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6.5% | Higher than 68% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 81 | More than 73% of franchises |
How much a 85°C Bakery Cafe franchise costs
Opening one 85°C Bakery Cafe costs an estimated $1,095,305 to $2,500,130. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are building costs/leasehold improvements ($450,000 to $1,350,000) and equipment and fixtures ($275,000 to $325,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $50,000 | ||
| Licenses, Permits, Fees and Deposits | $25,000 | $75,000 | |
| Real Estate or Advance Rent and Security Deposit and other Prepaid Costs and Expenses | $10,000 | $90,000 | |
| Building Costs/Leasehold Improvements | $450,000 | $1,350,000 | |
| Equipment and Fixtures | $275,000 | $325,000 | |
| Signs | $15,000 | $50,000 | |
| Point of Sale System and Software | $25,400 | $29,450 | |
| Software Set Up Fee | $450 | ||
| Hardware Rental | $450 | ||
| Network and Store Management Solutions | $3,080 | ||
| Computer | $800 | $1,200 | |
| Insurance | $10,000 | $20,000 | |
| Opening Inventory | $90,000 | $150,000 | |
| Expenses Incurred in Training | $75,000 | $190,000 | |
| Grand Opening Advertising | $10,000 | ||
| Attorney’s Fees and Business Consultants | $10,000 | $20,000 | |
| Background Check and Asset Verification | $125 | $500 | |
| Additional Funds (for the initial 3 months of operations) | $45,000 | $135,000 | |
| Total | $1,095,305 | $2,500,130 | |
Source: WinStar 85C, LLC, 2025 filing, page 17
85°C Bakery Cafe franchise fee
The franchise fee is $50,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: WinStar 85C, LLC, 2025 filing, page 12
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6.5% of gross sales, paid weekly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross sales. |
| Software Subscription and Information Technology (IT) Support Fee | $1,000 per month |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: WinStar 85C, LLC, 2025 filing, page 12
Other fees as filed, from page 13. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures 85°C Bakery Cafe does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: WinStar 85C, LLC, 2025 filing, page 39
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $950K–$1.7M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How 85°C Bakery Cafe compares
Of the 112 bakery franchises on this site, 85°C Bakery Cafe is the 107th cheapest to open and the 29th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | 85°C Bakery Cafe | Typical bakery brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $1.1M | $341K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $2.5M | $720K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $40K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6.5% | 6% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| US locations | 81 | 16 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 74 of 112 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 112 brands in bakery franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 (0) | 68 | – | – |
| 2022 | 1 (+1) | 66 | +1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 (+2) | 69 | – | – |
| 2024 | 3 (0) | 78 | – | – |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Over 4 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2024, franchised locations went from 0 to 3 (+3). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: WinStar 85C, LLC, 2025 filing, page 40
2021: WinStar 85C, LLC, 2024 filing, page 40
Where 85°C Bakery Cafe locations are
At the end of 2024, 85°C Bakery Cafe had locations in 9 states. The most are in California, Texas and Washington.
- California53
- Texas12
- Washington5
- Nevada3
- Arizona2
- Hawaii2
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 0 | 53 | 53 |
| Texas | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Washington | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Nevada | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Arizona | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Hawaii | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| New Jersey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oregon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Source: WinStar 85C, LLC, 2025 filing, page 40
Who owns 85°C Bakery Cafe?
85°C Bakery Cafe franchises are sold by WinStar 85C, LLC. It is a subsidiary of Prime Scope Trading Limited.
From WinStar 85C, LLC’s 2025 filing, page 9.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: WinStar 85C, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 11, bankruptcy on page 11
85°C Bakery Cafe filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from WinStar 85C, LLC’s 2025 filing, issued March 14, 2025; the earlier ones below are on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | March 14, 2025 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021 |
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