Cultivate Food + Coffee franchise
2022 filing · August 8, 2022
Cultivate Food + Coffee at a glance
A fast-casual brunch cafe with organic coffee and from-scratch, farm-to-table food. At the end of 2021 there were 1 Cultivate Food + Coffee locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Cultivate Franchise Corp
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Canton, Georgia
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $970K–$1.87M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $35,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 7%
- 7% of gross sales, paid monthly, plus up to 2% to the advertising fund
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2021
- 1
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 1
From Cultivate Franchise Corp’s 2022 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Cultivate Food + Coffee among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Cultivate Food + Coffee | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $1,418,125 | Costs more than 89% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $35,000 | Lower than 61% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 7% | Higher than 70% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 1 | Fewer than 88% of franchises |
How much a Cultivate Food + Coffee franchise costs
Opening one Cultivate Food + Coffee costs an estimated $970,250 to $1,866,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Cultivate Franchise Corp, 2022 filing, page 20
Cultivate Food + Coffee franchise fee
The franchise fee is $35,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Cultivate Franchise Corp, 2022 filing, page 13
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 7% of gross sales, paid monthly, plus up to 2% to the advertising fund. |
|---|---|
| Technology Fee | $500 per month. |
| Transfer Fee | The greater of 25% of initial Franchise Fee or $10,000. |
| Additional Training and Assistance | $500 per day $3,000 per week |
| Local Advertising | 2% of Gross Sales. |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Cultivate Franchise Corp, 2022 filing, page 15
Other fees as filed, from pages 15–17. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Cultivate Food + Coffee 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: Cultivate Franchise Corp, 2022 filing, page 52
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $1.1M–$2M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Cultivate Food + Coffee compares
Of the 58 breakfast franchises on this site, Cultivate Food + Coffee is the 45th cheapest to open and the 54th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Cultivate Food + Coffee | Typical breakfast brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $970K | $640K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.87M | $1.2M | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $35K | $40K | $40K |
| Royalty | 7% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 1 | 13 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 46 of 58 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 58 brands in breakfast franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 (0) | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 (0) | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 (0) | 1 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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More in the guides: coffee franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: Cultivate Franchise Corp, 2022 filing, page 52
Who owns Cultivate Food + Coffee?
Cultivate Food + Coffee franchises are sold by Cultivate Franchise Corp.
From Cultivate Franchise Corp’s 2022 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: Cultivate Franchise Corp, 2022 filing, litigation on page 13, bankruptcy on page 13
Cultivate Food + Coffee filings
The figures on this page come from Cultivate Franchise Corp’s 2022 filing, issued August 8, 2022, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 filing | August 8, 2022 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2019–2021 |
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