DonutNV franchise
2025 filing · May 6, 2025GrowingShares sales figures
DonutNV at a glance
A mobile mini-donut business serving hot donuts from a trailer or food truck at events and recurring sites. At the end of 2024 there were 144 DonutNV locations in the US, 142 franchised and 2 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- DonutNV Franchising, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2018
- 7 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Clermont, Florida
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $190K–$273K
- Vehicle trailer
- Franchise fee
- $59,500
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- $750 a month per unit
- A flat royalty of $750 a month for each trailer, truck or other unit
- Brand fund
- Yes
- $200 a month per unit
- Renewal fee
- 25% of the then
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 144
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 142
- Company-owned
- 2
- Change in 3 years
- +138
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 28
- Most in Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania
From DonutNV Franchising, Inc’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
DonutNV among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | DonutNV | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $231,240 | Costs less than 65% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $59,500 | Higher than 85% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 144 | More than 82% of franchises |
How much a DonutNV franchise costs
Opening vehicle trailer costs an estimated $189,580 to $272,900. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: DonutNV Franchising, Inc, 2025 filing, page 19
DonutNV franchise fee
The franchise fee is $59,500. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: DonutNV Franchising, Inc, 2025 filing, page 11
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | A flat royalty of $750 a month for each trailer, truck or other unit. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | $200 a month per unit. |
| Technology fee | Currently, $300 per month per unit |
| Transfer fee | $10,000 (plus any broker and third- party fees incurred by us) |
| Renewal fee | 25% of the then |
| Local advertising, marketing, and promotional expenditures | Minimum of $500 per month per unit |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: DonutNV Franchising, Inc, 2025 filing, page 12
Other fees as filed, from pages 13–14. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures DonutNV publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $159,707
- Median sales
- $124,349
Yearly figures for 2024, per franchisee, 45 franchisees with at least one trailer open all of 2024.
Sales are what the business takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: DonutNV Franchising, Inc, 2025 filing, pages 45–48
SBA loans to DonutNV franchisees
Lenders approved 36 SBA 7(a) loans for DonutNV franchisees from 2023 to 2026, $6.24M in all. Of the 7 that have ended, 5 were paid in full and 2 were charged off. The other 29 haven’t ended yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2024 / 2022–2024. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | DonutNV | Typical bakery brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | +45% / +3450% | +3.3% / +5.9% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 4.1% / 100% | 3.2% / 11% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 3.1% / 75% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical bakery brand is the median of the 33 brands in bakery franchises with three years of counts.
How DonutNV compares
Of the 112 bakery franchises on this site, DonutNV is the 23rd cheapest to open and the 21st largest by number of locations.
| Figure | DonutNV | Typical bakery brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $190K | $341K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $273K | $720K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $60K | $40K | $40K |
| US locations | 144 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 (+3) | 1 | – | – |
| 2022 | 16 (+12) | 1 | +12 | 0 |
| 2023 | 98 (+82) | 1 | +82 | 0 |
| 2024 | 142 (+44) | 2 | +51 | −7 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Over 4 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2024, franchised locations went from 1 to 142 (+141, +14100%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: DonutNV Franchising, Inc, 2025 filing, page 52
2021: DonutNV Franchising, Inc, 2024 filing, page 45
Where DonutNV locations are
At the end of 2024, DonutNV had locations in 28 states. The most are in Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania.
- Texas36
- Florida22
- Pennsylvania9
- Tennessee9
- Georgia8
- North Carolina8
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 36 | 0 | 36 |
| Florida | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Tennessee | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Georgia | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Delaware | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Indiana | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Alabama | 3 | 0 | 3 |
All 28 states
| Arizona | 3 |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 3 |
| Ohio | 3 |
| Utah | 3 |
| Wisconsin | 3 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| Massachusetts | 2 |
| Missouri | 2 |
| Nebraska | 2 |
| Nevada | 2 |
| New York | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
Source: DonutNV Franchising, Inc, 2025 filing, page 54
Who owns DonutNV?
DonutNV franchises are sold by DonutNV Franchising, Inc. Its filing names no parent company.
From DonutNV Franchising, Inc’s 2025 filing, page 8.
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: DonutNV Franchising, Inc, 2025 filing, litigation on page 10, bankruptcy on page 11
DonutNV filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from DonutNV Franchising, Inc’s 2025 filing, issued May 6, 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 | May 6, 2025 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
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