Long Island Bagel Café franchise
2022 filing · April 26, 2022GrowingShares sales figures
Long Island Bagel Café at a glance
A bagel café serving fresh bagels, breakfast and lunch sandwiches and coffee. At the end of 2021 there were 8 Long Island Bagel Café locations in the US, 1 franchised and 7 company-owned, so most are run by the company itself.
The business
- Franchisor
- LIBC Franchise LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2019
- 3 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Uniondale, New York
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $585K–$882K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $35,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of gross sales, paid weekly, plus 1% to the brand development fund and 2% spent on local advertising
- Brand fund
- 1%
- 1% of gross sales, paid with the royalty
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2021
- 8
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 1
- Company-owned
- 7
- Change in 3 years
- +1
- Franchised locations, 2019–2021
From LIBC Franchise LLC’s 2022 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Long Island Bagel Café among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Long Island Bagel Café | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $733,650 | Costs more than 77% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $35,000 | Lower than 61% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 8 | Fewer than 65% of franchises |
How much a Long Island Bagel Café franchise costs
Opening one Long Island Bagel Café costs an estimated $585,200 to $882,100. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are leasehold improvements ($225,000 to $325,000) and furniture, fixtures and equipment ($225,000 to $300,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $35,000 | ||
| Leasehold Improvements | $225,000 | $325,000 | |
| Security Deposits | $4,000 | $30,000 | |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment | $225,000 | $300,000 | |
| All Signage | $15,000 | $20,000 | |
| Initial Inventory (Proprietary Items) | $5,000 | $10,000 | |
| Initial Inventory | $5,000 | ||
| Blueprints and Plans | $10,000 | $20,000 | |
| Computer/POS System | $1,600 | $2,500 | |
| Security System, Televisions, etc. | $4,000 | $8,000 | |
| Travel, lodging and meals for initial training | $1,000 | $10,000 | |
| Insurance – 3 Months | $3,000 | $6,000 | |
| Grand Opening Advertising | $10,000 | $15,000 | |
| Licenses and Permits | $2,000 | $5,000 | |
| Professional Fees | $2,000 | $10,000 | |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months | $37,600 | $80,600 | |
| Total | $585,200 | $882,100 | |
Source: LIBC Franchise LLC, 2022 filing, page 16
Long Island Bagel Café franchise fee
The franchise fee is $35,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: LIBC Franchise LLC, 2022 filing, page 11
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales, paid weekly, plus 1% to the brand development fund and 2% spent on local advertising. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross sales, paid with the royalty. |
| Transfer Fee – Franchise Agreement | $15,000 |
| 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: LIBC Franchise LLC, 2022 filing, pages 11 and 12
Other fees as filed, from pages 12–13. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Long Island Bagel Café publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: LIBC Franchise LLC, 2022 filing, page 48
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $900K–$1.6M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Long Island Bagel Café compares
Of the 58 breakfast franchises on this site, Long Island Bagel Café is the 28th cheapest to open and the 40th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Long Island Bagel Café | Typical breakfast brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $585K | $640K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $882K | $1.2M | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $35K | $40K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 1% | 1.4% | 2% |
| US locations | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| Closed or left per year | 0% | 3% | – |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 (0) | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 (+1) | 7 | +1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 (0) | 7 | 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: LIBC Franchise LLC, 2022 filing, page 49
Who owns Long Island Bagel Café?
Long Island Bagel Café franchises are sold by LIBC Franchise LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From LIBC Franchise LLC’s 2022 filing, page 6.
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: LIBC Franchise LLC, 2022 filing, litigation on page 10, bankruptcy on page 10
Long Island Bagel Café filings
The figures on this page come from LIBC Franchise LLC’s 2022 filing, issued April 26, 2022, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 filing | April 26, 2022 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2019–2021 |
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