EL&N Cafe franchise
2025 filing · June 11, 2025
EL&N Cafe at a glance
A café serving specialty coffees, sandwiches, baguettes, salads and pastries.
The business
- Franchisor
- EL&N USA, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
- Typical size
- 1,500–3,000 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $883K–$1.87M
- A single café
- Franchise fee
- $50,000
- Plus a $10,000 initial training fee
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross sales each accounting period, plus a 1% marketing and advertising fee
- Brand fund
- 1%
- 1% of gross sales
- Renewal fee
- $25,000
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 0
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
From EL&N USA, Inc’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
EL&N Cafe among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | EL&N Cafe | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $1,375,000 | Costs more than 88% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $50,000 | Higher than 70% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 0 | Fewer than 97% of franchises |
How much a EL&N Cafe franchise costs
Opening a single café costs an estimated $883,000 to $1,867,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are leasehold improvements ($450,000 to $1,200,000) and furniture, fixtures, and equipment ($150,000 to $250,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $50,000 | ||
| Initial Training Fee | $10,000 | ||
| Real Property/Site Lease | $60,000 | $90,000 | |
| Design/Planning | $75,000 | $100,000 | |
| Leasehold Improvements | $450,000 | $1,200,000 | |
| Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment | $150,000 | $250,000 | |
| Smallwares and Opening Inventory | $20,000 | $30,000 | |
| Signage | $5,000 | $10,000 | |
| Soft Costs | $3,000 | $5,000 | |
| Insurance | $3,000 | $5,000 | |
| Computer System and Software | $15,000 | $20,000 | |
| Initial Training and Opening Assistance Costs and Reimbursements | $6,000 | $10,000 | |
| Security and Utility Deposits | $20,000 | $60,000 | |
| Business Licenses | $1,000 | $2,000 | |
| Additional Funds –3 months | $15,000 | $25,000 | |
| Total | $883,000 | $1,867,000 | |
Source: EL&N USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 16
EL&N Cafe franchise fee
The franchise fee is $50,000, plus a $10,000 initial training fee. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: EL&N USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 11
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales each accounting period, plus a 1% marketing and advertising fee. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross sales. |
| Transfer Fee (Franchise Agreement) | $20,000 |
| Renewal Fee | $25,000 |
| Initial Training Fee | $10,000 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: EL&N USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 12
Other fees as filed, from pages 13–16. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures EL&N 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: EL&N USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 52
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $910K–$1.6M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How EL&N Cafe compares
Of the 112 bakery franchises on this site, EL&N Cafe is the 103rd cheapest to open and the smallest by number of locations.
| Figure | EL&N Cafe | Typical bakery brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $883K | $341K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.87M | $720K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $40K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| US locations | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating. No EL&N cafés operated in the United States through 2024.
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Source: EL&N USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 53
Who owns EL&N Cafe?
EL&N Cafe franchises are sold by EL&N USA, Inc.
From EL&N USA, 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: EL&N USA, Inc, 2025 filing, litigation on page 11, bankruptcy on page 11
EL&N Cafe filings
The figures on this page come from EL&N USA, Inc’s 2025 filing, issued June 11, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | June 11, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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