Jeff's Bagel Run franchise
2025 filing · April 1, 2025GrowingShares sales figures
Jeff's Bagel Run at a glance
A bagel shop serving fresh-baked bagels, breakfast sandwiches, coffee and lunch. At the end of 2024 there were 11 Jeff's Bagel Run locations in the US, 2 franchised and 9 company-owned, so most are run by the company itself.
The business
- Franchisor
- JBR Franchise Co
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Orlando, Florida
- Typical size
- 900–1,500 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $498K–$814K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $30,000
- A separate $10,000 initial training fee is due with the first franchise agreement.
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross sales, collected daily
- Brand fund
- 2%
- 2% of gross sales, paid with the royalty
- Renewal fee
- See terms
- 10% of our then-current initial franchise fee.
- Agreement length
- About 10 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 11
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 2
- Company-owned
- 9
- Change in 3 years
- +2
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 3
- Most in Florida, North Carolina and Georgia
From JBR Franchise Co’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Jeff's Bagel Run among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Jeff's Bagel Run | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $655,674 | Costs more than 73% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $30,000 | Lower than 72% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 11 | Fewer than 60% of franchises |
How much a Jeff's Bagel Run franchise costs
Opening one Jeff's Bagel Run costs an estimated $497,558 to $813,790. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are construction and leasehold improvements ($230,000 to $323,000) and initial kitchen equipment ($153,500 to $190,500). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $0 | $30,000 | |
| Initial Training Fee | $0 | $10,000 | |
| Initial Kitchen Equipment | $153,500 | $190,500 | |
| POS/Information Systems & Hardware | $10,000 | $20,000 | |
| Security & Internet Hardware/Fees | $1,000 | $7,000 | |
| Utensils, Supplies, Uniforms & Initial Food Order/Inventory | $11,500 | $14,500 | |
| Furniture and Fixtures | $1,500 | $46,000 | |
| Interior Signage | $7,800 | $8,000 | |
| External Signage | $5,000 | $14,000 | |
| Wages, Travel and Living Expenses During Site Review | $500 | $5,000 | |
| Legal and Accounting | $1,500 | $10,000 | |
| Business Licenses, Permits | $758 | $9,640 | |
| Architect Fees | $11,500 | $16,150 | |
| First 3 Months Marketing | $1,000 | $6,000 | |
| Insurance | $4,000 | $7,000 | |
| Security Deposits | $0 | $12,000 | |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements | $230,000 | $323,000 | |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months(7)Th | $58,000 | $85,000 | |
| Total | $497,558 | $813,790 |
Source: JBR Franchise Co, 2025 filing, page 20
Jeff's Bagel Run franchise fee
The franchise fee is $30,000, A separate $10,000 initial training fee is due with the first franchise agreement.. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: JBR Franchise Co, 2025 filing, page 12
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales, collected daily. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2% of gross sales, paid with the royalty. |
| Renewal Fee | 10% of our then-current initial franchise fee. |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: JBR Franchise Co, 2025 filing, pages 13 and 14
Other fees as filed, from page 17. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Jeff's Bagel Run publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: JBR Franchise Co, 2025 filing, page 57
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $850K–$1.5M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
SBA loans to Jeff's Bagel Run franchisees
Lenders approved 11 SBA 7(a) loans for Jeff's Bagel Run franchisees from 2025 to 2026, $8.25M in all. None has been paid off or charged off 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
How Jeff's Bagel Run compares
Of the 58 breakfast franchises on this site, Jeff's Bagel Run is the 22nd cheapest to open and the 33rd largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Jeff's Bagel Run | Typical breakfast brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $498K | $640K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $814K | $1.2M | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $30K | $40K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 2% | 1.4% | 2% |
| US locations | 11 | 13 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 (0) | 1 | – | – |
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 (+2) | 9 | +2 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating. Company-owned stores are run by the franchisor's affiliates.
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More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Over 4 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2024, franchised locations went from 0 to 2 (+2). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: JBR Franchise Co, 2025 filing, page 71
2021: JBR Franchise Co, 2024 filing, page 66
Where Jeff's Bagel Run locations are
At the end of 2024, Jeff's Bagel Run had locations in 3 states. The most are in Florida, North Carolina and Georgia.
- Florida8
- North Carolina2
- Georgia1
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Source: JBR Franchise Co, 2025 filing, page 71
Who owns Jeff's Bagel Run?
Jeff's Bagel Run franchises are sold by JBR Franchise Co.
From JBR Franchise Co’s 2025 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | No bankruptcy of the franchisor. Franchise Group, Inc., an unrelated former employer of one of its vice presidents, filed for Chapter 11 in November 2024. |
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: JBR Franchise Co, 2025 filing, litigation on page 11, bankruptcy on page 11
Jeff's Bagel Run filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from JBR Franchise Co’s 2025 filing, issued April 1, 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 | April 1, 2025 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021 |
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