BAKE Cheese Tart franchise
2025 filing · October 10, 2025Shares sales figures
BAKE Cheese Tart at a glance
A shop selling freshly baked cheese tarts made from the franchisor's pre-made tarts, for takeout or eating in. At the end of 2025 there were 1 BAKE Cheese Tart locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- BAKE Franchise, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Los Angeles, California
- Typical size
- 250–1,000 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $206K–$440K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of gross revenues, paid every two weeks. No marketing fund fee
- Brand fund
- None now
- No brand fund
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 1
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 1
- Change in 2 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
From BAKE Franchise, Inc’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
BAKE Cheese Tart among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | BAKE Cheese Tart | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $322,900 | Costs less than 54% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $40,000 | Lower than 46% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 1 | Fewer than 88% of franchises |
How much a BAKE Cheese Tart franchise costs
Opening one BAKE Cheese Tart costs an estimated $205,650 to $440,150. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: BAKE Franchise, Inc, 2025 filing, page 13
BAKE Cheese Tart franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: BAKE Franchise, Inc, 2025 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross revenues, paid every two weeks. No marketing fund fee. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | No brand fund |
| Transfer Fee | $10,000. |
| Additional and Retaking Training Fee | $430 per day (for any number of attendees) |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: BAKE Franchise, Inc, 2025 filing, page 10
Other fees as filed, from page 10. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures BAKE Cheese Tart publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: BAKE Franchise, Inc, 2025 filing, page 34
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $500K–$870K
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How BAKE Cheese Tart compares
Of the 112 bakery franchises on this site, BAKE Cheese Tart is the 28th cheapest to open and the 105th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | BAKE Cheese Tart | Typical bakery brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $206K | $341K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $440K | $720K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $40K | $40K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| US locations | 1 | 16 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 1 | – | – |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: BAKE Franchise, Inc, 2025 filing, page 35
Who owns BAKE Cheese Tart?
BAKE Cheese Tart franchises are sold by BAKE Franchise, Inc.
From BAKE Franchise, Inc’s 2025 filing.
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: BAKE Franchise, Inc, 2025 filing, litigation on page 9, bankruptcy on page 9
BAKE Cheese Tart filings
The figures on this page come from BAKE Franchise, Inc’s 2025 filing, issued October 10, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | October 10, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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