Orange County Bagel franchise

2023 filing · April 13, 2023Shares sales figures

Orange County Bagel at a glance

A bagel shop baking bagels on site and serving breakfast sandwiches, spreads and coffee. At the end of 2022 there were 4 Orange County Bagel locations in the US, all company-owned.

The business

Industry: Breakfast; Also listed in bakery and food
Franchisor: OCB Franchising LLC; The company that sells the franchises
Who runs it: Manager; A trained manager can run it day to day
Franchisor based in: Goshen, New York

What you pay

Cost to open: $204K–$387K; Fee, build-out and opening working capital
Franchise fee: $30,000; Paid once, when you sign
Royalty: 5.5%; 5.5% of gross revenue, paid monthly
Renewal fee: See terms; 10% of the then current initial franchise fee
Territory: Protected; Protected territory
Franchisor financing: None offered
SBA Franchise Directory: Not listed; Lenders check this list before an SBA loan

Where it is

US locations, 2022: 4; Franchised and company-owned
Franchised: 0
Company-owned: 4
Change in 3 years: 0; Franchised locations, 2020–2022

Support and records

Shares sales figures: Yes; For some or all locations
Initial training: 36 hours; 10 hours in class and 26 on the job
Lawsuits disclosed: None
Bankruptcy disclosed: None
Latest filing: Apr 13, 2023; 2023 filing

From OCB Franchising LLC’s 2023 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.

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Where it ranks

Orange County Bagel among all franchises with the same figure.

Figure	Orange County Bagel	Among all franchises
Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate	$295,550	Costs less than 57% of franchises
Franchise feePaid once, when you sign	$30,000	Lower than 72% of franchises
RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor	5.5%	Lower than 66% of brands with a set rate
US locationsFranchised and company-owned	4	Fewer than 74% of franchises

How much a Orange County Bagel franchise costs

Opening one Orange County Bagel costs an estimated $204,200 to $386,900. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.

The biggest costs are furniture, fixtures, and equipment ($80,000 to $160,000) and leasehold improvements ($50,000 to $100,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:

What it pays for	Low	High
Initial Franchise Fee	$30,000
Traveling and Living Expenses while Training	$2,000	$4,000
Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment	$80,000	$160,000
Real Property Rent and Security Deposits	$9,000	$18,000
Leasehold Improvements	$50,000	$100,000
TV, Cameras and other Supplies	$1,500	$7,500
Initial Inventory	$5,000	$7,000
Signage	$1,500	$10,000
Grand Opening Advertising	$2,500	$5,000
Licenses, Permits, and Certifications	$250	$500
Insurance (3 Months)	$450	$900
Professional Fees	$2,000	$4,000
Additional Funds (3 months)	$20,000	$40,000
Total	$204,200	$386,900

Source: OCB Franchising LLC, 2023 filing, page 16

Orange County Bagel franchise fee

The franchise fee is $30,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.

Source: OCB Franchising LLC, 2023 filing, page 11

Royalty and ongoing fees

Royalty	5.5% of gross revenue, paid monthly.
POS and Software Fees	Approximately $500 per month (plus transaction costs)
Renewal Fee	10% of the then current initial franchise fee
Local Advertising	1% of Gross Revenues

The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.

Source: OCB Franchising LLC, 2023 filing, page 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 Orange County Bagel publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.

Source: OCB Franchising LLC, 2023 filing, page 39

Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location: $510K–$890K

Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.

How Orange County Bagel compares

Of the 58 breakfast franchises on this site, Orange County Bagel is the 4th cheapest to open and the 47th largest by number of locations.

Figure	Orange County Bagel	Typical breakfast brand	Typical franchise
Cost to open, low end	$204K	$640K	$222K
Cost to open, high end	$387K	$1.2M	$477K
Franchise fee	$30K	$40K	$40K
Royalty	5.5%	5%	6%
US locations	4	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

0 opened

0 closed or left

Franchised locations, last 3 years

2020

0 opened0 closed or left

0 (0)

2021

0 opened0 closed or left

0 (0)

2022

0 opened0 closed or left

0 (0)

Year	Franchised	Company-owned	Opened	Closed
2020	0 (0)	3	0	0
2021	0 (0)	3	0	0
2022	0 (0)	4	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: OCB Franchising LLC, 2023 filing, page 42

Source filing (2023, PDF)

Who owns Orange County Bagel?

Orange County Bagel franchises are sold by OCB Franchising LLC. Its filing names no parent company.

From OCB Franchising LLC’s 2023 filing, page 9.

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: OCB Franchising LLC, 2023 filing, litigation on page 11, bankruptcy on page 11

Source filing (2023, PDF)