Pilar Coffee Bar & Iced Treats franchise
2026 filing · March 30, 2026
Pilar Coffee Bar & Iced Treats at a glance
A coffee bar serving coffee drinks, fresh bakery items and alcohol-infused iced treats. At the end of 2025 there were 1 Pilar Coffee Bar & Iced Treats locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Pilar Operations, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Boca Raton, Florida
- Typical size
- 1,800–2,500 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $760K–$1.43M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6% + minimum
- 6% of gross sales, paid weekly, with a $175 weekly minimum
- Brand fund
- Yes
- 3% of gross sales, at least $100 a week
- Renewal fee
- $5,000
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 20 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- Some financing offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 1
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 1
From Pilar Operations, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Pilar Coffee Bar & Iced Treats among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Pilar Coffee Bar & Iced Treats | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $1,096,000 | Costs more than 85% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $40,000 | Lower than 46% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 1 | Fewer than 88% of franchises |
How much a Pilar Coffee Bar & Iced Treats franchise costs
Opening one Pilar Coffee Bar & Iced Treats costs an estimated $759,500 to $1,432,500. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Pilar Operations, LLC, 2026 filing, page 20
Pilar Coffee Bar & Iced Treats franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Pilar Operations, LLC, 2026 filing, page 12
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales, paid weekly, with a $175 weekly minimum. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 3% of gross sales, at least $100 a week. |
| Transfer Fee (Franchise Agreement) | 50% of then- current Initial Franchise Fee |
| Renewal fee | $5,000 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Pilar Operations, LLC, 2026 filing, page 13
Other fees as filed, from page 14. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Pilar Coffee Bar & Iced Treats 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: Pilar Operations, LLC, 2026 filing, page 51
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $920K–$1.6M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Pilar Coffee Bar & Iced Treats compares
Of the 112 bakery franchises on this site, Pilar Coffee Bar & Iced Treats is the 97th cheapest to open and the 103rd largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Pilar Coffee Bar & Iced Treats | Typical bakery brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $760K | $341K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.43M | $720K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $40K | $40K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| US locations | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 (0) | 1 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Over 4 years, from the start of 2022 to the end of 2025, franchised locations went from 0 to 0, no change. The earlier years come from the brand's 2025 filing.
Source: Pilar Operations, LLC, 2026 filing, page 52
2022: Pilar Operations, LLC, 2025 filing, page 52
Who owns Pilar Coffee Bar & Iced Treats?
Pilar Coffee Bar & Iced Treats franchises are sold by Pilar Operations, LLC. It is a subsidiary of RIT Group, LLC.
From Pilar Operations, LLC’s 2026 filing, page 6.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on pages 10–12. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | No bankruptcy of the franchisor. Its vice president of franchise development filed a personal Chapter 13 petition in September 2019; the case was dismissed in January 2020 without a discharge. |
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: Pilar Operations, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on pages 10–12, bankruptcy on page 12
Pilar Coffee Bar & Iced Treats filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Pilar Operations, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued March 30, 2026; the earlier ones below are on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | March 30, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2025 filing | February 25, 2025 | NASAA depository | Replaced by the 2026 filing |
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