Sweet Reserve franchise
2026 filing · March 16, 2026Shares sales figures
Sweet Reserve at a glance
A fast-casual cafe serving halal-certified breads, pastries, cakes and desserts with sandwiches, soups and salads. At the end of 2025 there were 4 Sweet Reserve locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Sweet Reserve Franchising LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Typical size
- 1,200–2,000 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $274K–$639K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $45,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of gross revenue, paid monthly, plus 2% to the brand fund and a system technology fee of $150 a week
- Brand fund
- 2%
- 2% of gross revenue, paid monthly
- Agreement length
- 10 years
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 4
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 4
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
From Sweet Reserve Franchising LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Sweet Reserve among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Sweet Reserve | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $456,500 | Costs more than 60% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $45,000 | Higher than 55% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 4 | Fewer than 74% of franchises |
How much a Sweet Reserve franchise costs
Opening one Sweet Reserve costs an estimated $274,000 to $639,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Sweet Reserve Franchising LLC, 2026 filing, page 14
Sweet Reserve franchise fee
The franchise fee is $45,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Sweet Reserve Franchising LLC, 2026 filing, page 8
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross revenue, paid monthly, plus 2% to the brand fund and a system technology fee of $150 a week. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2% of gross revenue, paid monthly. |
| System Technology Fee | $150, subject to increase up to $300 |
| Minimum Expenditure for Local Marketing and Advertising | 1% of Gross Revenue or $1,500, whichever is greater |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Sweet Reserve Franchising LLC, 2026 filing, page 9
Other fees as filed, from page 9. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Sweet Reserve publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $655,090
Yearly figures for 2025, covering affiliate-owned cafes in 2025. The average is about 1.4 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: Sweet Reserve Franchising LLC, 2026 filing, pages 34–35
How Sweet Reserve compares
Of the 112 bakery franchises on this site, Sweet Reserve is the 42nd cheapest to open and the 84th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Sweet Reserve | Typical bakery brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $274K | $341K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $639K | $720K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $45K | $40K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| US locations | 4 | 16 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 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 | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 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: Sweet Reserve Franchising LLC, 2026 filing, page 36
Who owns Sweet Reserve?
Sweet Reserve franchises are sold by Sweet Reserve Franchising LLC.
From Sweet Reserve Franchising LLC’s 2026 filing.
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: Sweet Reserve Franchising LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on page 8, bankruptcy on page 8
Sweet Reserve filings
The figures on this page come from Sweet Reserve Franchising LLC’s 2026 filing, issued March 16, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | March 16, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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