The Toasted Yolk Cafe franchise
2025 filing · May 5, 2025Shares sales figures
The Toasted Yolk Cafe at a glance
A full-service breakfast, brunch and lunch cafe with a full bar.
The business
- Franchisor
- The Toasted Yolk Franchise Company, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Spring, Texas
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $1.06M–$1.72M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $50,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of weekly gross revenue, paid weekly
- Brand fund
- 0.5%
- 0.5% of weekly gross revenue, paid weekly; it can rise to 2%
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- Franchised, 2024
- 36
- As printed in the filing
From The Toasted Yolk Franchise Company, LLC’s 2025 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 141; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
The Toasted Yolk Cafe among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | The Toasted Yolk Cafe | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $1,389,850 | Costs more than 88% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $50,000 | Higher than 70% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
How much a The Toasted Yolk Cafe franchise costs
Opening one The Toasted Yolk Cafe costs an estimated $1,058,000 to $1,721,700. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: The Toasted Yolk Franchise Company, LLC, 2025 filing, page 17
The Toasted Yolk Cafe franchise fee
The franchise fee is $50,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: The Toasted Yolk Franchise Company, LLC, 2025 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of weekly gross revenue, paid weekly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 0.5% of weekly gross revenue, paid weekly; it can rise to 2%. |
| Software/Applications Fees | $1,000 monthly, subject to increase |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: The Toasted Yolk Franchise Company, LLC, 2025 filing, page 11
Other fees as filed, from page 14. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures The Toasted Yolk Cafe publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: The Toasted Yolk Franchise Company, LLC, 2025 filing, page 44
SBA loans to The Toasted Yolk Cafe franchisees
Lenders approved 37 SBA-backed loans for The Toasted Yolk Cafe franchisees from 2018 to 2026, $34.3M in all: 35 7(a) loans and 2 504 loans. Of the 8 that have ended, 7 were paid in full and 1 was charged off. The other 29 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
How The Toasted Yolk Cafe compares
Of the 58 breakfast franchises on this site, The Toasted Yolk Cafe is the 46th cheapest to open.
| Figure | The Toasted Yolk Cafe | Typical breakfast brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $1.06M | $640K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.72M | $1.2M | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $40K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 0.5% | 1.4% | 2% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21 (+8) | 6 | +8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 29 (+8) | 6 | +9 | −1 |
| 2024 | 36 (+6) | 6 | – | – |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
These figures don't add up as printed: the 2024 counts come to 29, but the filing shows 30. Worth asking the franchisor.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: The Toasted Yolk Franchise Company, LLC, 2025 filing, pages 45–46
Where The Toasted Yolk Cafe locations are
At the end of 2024, The Toasted Yolk Cafe had locations in 11 states. The most are in Texas, Florida and Alabama.
- Texas27
- Florida4
- Alabama2
- Arkansas2
- Louisiana2
- Georgia1
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 21 | 6 | 27 |
| Florida | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Alabama | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 1 |
All 11 states
| Tennessee | 1 |
|---|
Source: The Toasted Yolk Franchise Company, LLC, 2025 filing, page 46
Who owns The Toasted Yolk Cafe?
The Toasted Yolk Cafe franchises are sold by The Toasted Yolk Franchise Company, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From The Toasted Yolk Franchise Company, LLC’s 2025 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: The Toasted Yolk Franchise Company, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 10, bankruptcy on page 10
The Toasted Yolk Cafe filings
The figures on this page come from The Toasted Yolk Franchise Company, LLC’s 2025 filing, issued May 5, 2025, on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | May 5, 2025 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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