Egg Drop franchise
2023 filing · March 10, 2023
Egg Drop at a glance
A quick casual restaurant serving egg breakfast and brunch sandwiches and drinks.
The business
- Franchisor
- Golden Hind USA Corp
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $204K–$318K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 8%
- 8% of gross sales, paid weekly
- Brand fund
- 4.5%
- 4.5% of gross sales
- Agreement length
- 5 years
Where it is
- US locations, 2022
- 0
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2020–2022
From Golden Hind USA Corp’s 2023 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Egg Drop among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Egg Drop | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $260,750 | Costs less than 61% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $40,000 | Lower than 46% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 8% | Higher than 85% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 0 | Fewer than 97% of franchises |
How much a Egg Drop franchise costs
Opening one Egg Drop costs an estimated $204,000 to $317,500. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Golden Hind USA Corp, 2023 filing, page 20
Egg Drop franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Golden Hind USA Corp, 2023 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 8% of gross sales, paid weekly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 4.5% of gross sales. |
| Replacement Manager Initial Training Fee | $3,000 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Golden Hind USA Corp, 2023 filing, page 10
Other fees as filed, from page 11. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Egg Drop 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: Golden Hind USA Corp, 2023 filing, page 47
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $310K–$550K
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Egg Drop compares
Of the 58 breakfast franchises on this site, Egg Drop is the 3rd cheapest to open and the 56th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Egg Drop | Typical breakfast brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $204K | $640K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $318K | $1.2M | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $40K | $40K | $40K |
| Royalty | 8% | 5% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 4.5% | 1.4% | 2% |
| US locations | 0 | 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 | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 0 | 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: Golden Hind USA Corp, 2023 filing, page 48
Who owns Egg Drop?
Egg Drop franchises are sold by Golden Hind USA Corp.
From Golden Hind USA Corp’s 2023 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: Golden Hind USA Corp, 2023 filing, litigation on page 9, bankruptcy on page 9
Egg Drop filings
The figures on this page come from Golden Hind USA Corp’s 2023 filing, issued March 10, 2023, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 filing | March 10, 2023 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2020–2022 |
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