Sticky Fingers Cooking franchise
A Sticky Fingers Cooking franchisee operates a mobile cooking school for children at schools, camps, special events and online. At the end of 2025 there were 18 Sticky Fingers Cooking locations in the US, 16 franchised and 2 company-owned.
- Cost to open
- $78K–$127K
- Franchise fee
- $48,000
- Royalty
- 8%
- Locations, 2025
- 18+16 in 3 yrs
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Company snapshot
- SBA loans
- On the SBA Franchise Directory
From SFC TEAM FRANCHISE, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
How much a Sticky Fingers Cooking franchise costs
Opening one Sticky Fingers Cooking costs an estimated $78,045 to $126,756. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: SFC TEAM FRANCHISE, LLC, 2026 filing, page 14
Sticky Fingers Cooking franchise fee
The franchise fee is $48,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: SFC TEAM FRANCHISE, LLC, 2026 filing, page 8
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 8% of weekly gross revenue, paid weekly. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: SFC TEAM FRANCHISE, LLC, 2026 filing, page 8
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Sticky Fingers Cooking publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations: historical 2025 results for affiliate-owned outlets and selected franchisees; excludes outlets not open for the full year. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: SFC TEAM FRANCHISE, LLC, 2026 filing, page 35
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 (+3) | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 (+5) | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 (+8) | 2 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Sticky Fingers Cooking passes four of the five tests on our list of the best franchises to own; it had fewer than 100 US locations three years ago.
Source: SFC TEAM FRANCHISE, LLC, 2026 filing, page 54
How Sticky Fingers Cooking compares
Of the 21 education franchises on this site, Sticky Fingers Cooking is the 4th cheapest to open and the 19th largest by number of locations.
| Measure | Sticky Fingers Cooking | Typical education |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $78K | $127K |
| Royalty | 8% | 7.5% |
| Closed or left per year | 0% | 1.4% |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 18 of 21 |
Typical is the median across the 21 brands in education franchises.
