Scramblers franchise
2026 filing · March 20, 2026GrowingShares sales figures
Scramblers at a glance
A breakfast and lunch restaurant serving omelettes, pancakes, skillets and sandwiches. At the end of 2025 there were 29 Scramblers locations in the US, 16 franchised and 13 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Scramblers Brands Franchise Development, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Worthington, Ohio
- Typical size
- About 3,500 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $731K–$1.21M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 4%
- 4% of gross sales
- Brand fund
- 1%
- 1% of gross sales
- Renewal fee
- $5,000.
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 29
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 16
- Company-owned
- 13
- Change in 3 years
- +3
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 4
- Most in Ohio, Florida and Maryland
From Scramblers Brands Franchise Development, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Scramblers among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Scramblers | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $971,250 | Costs more than 82% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $40,000 | Lower than 46% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 4% | Lower than 93% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 29 | More than 55% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $1,171,845 | Higher than 70% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 1.2× | Lower than 67% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Scramblers franchise costs
Opening one Scramblers costs an estimated $730,500 to $1,212,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Scramblers Brands Franchise Development, LLC, 2026 filing, page 16
Scramblers franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Scramblers Brands Franchise Development, LLC, 2026 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 4% of gross sales. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross sales. |
| Renewal Fee | $5,000. |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Scramblers Brands Franchise Development, LLC, 2026 filing, page 11
Other fees as filed, from page 13. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Scramblers publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $1,171,845
Yearly figures for fiscal 2025 (year to September 30, 2025), covering franchised restaurants open at least 12 months (14 locations). The filing gives an average for each quartile rather than one overall figure; this is the overall average worked out from those and each one's number of locations. The average is about 1.2 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Scramblers Brands Franchise Development, LLC, 2026 filing, pages 42–43
SBA loans to Scramblers franchisees
Lenders approved 7 SBA 7(a) loans for Scramblers franchisees from 2019 to 2026, $2.48M in all. One has been paid in full; none was charged off. The other 6 haven’t ended 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
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Scramblers | Typical breakfast brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | +14% / +23% | +5.4% / +7.9% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 0% / 0% | 0% / 7.1% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical breakfast brand is the median of the 20 brands in breakfast franchises with three years of counts.
How Scramblers compares
Of the 58 breakfast franchises on this site, Scramblers is the 37th cheapest to open and the 21st largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Scramblers | Typical breakfast brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $731K | $640K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.21M | $1.2M | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $40K | $40K | $40K |
| Royalty | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 1% | 1.4% | 2% |
| Sales per location | $1.17M | $1.72M | $794K |
| US locations | 29 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 (0) | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 (+1) | 13 | +1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 (+2) | 13 | +2 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Scramblers Brands Franchise Development, LLC, 2026 filing, page 45
Where Scramblers locations are
At the end of 2025, Scramblers had locations in 4 states. The most are in Ohio, Florida and Maryland.
- Ohio25
- Florida2
- Maryland1
- Michigan1
Source: Scramblers Brands Franchise Development, LLC, 2026 filing, page 46
Who owns Scramblers?
Scramblers franchises are sold by Scramblers Brands Franchise Development, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Scramblers Brands Franchise Development, LLC’s 2026 filing, page 8.
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: Scramblers Brands Franchise Development, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on page 10, bankruptcy on page 10
Scramblers filings
The figures on this page come from Scramblers Brands Franchise Development, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued March 20, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | March 20, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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