Tous Les Jours franchise
A bakery cafe serving breads, pastries, cakes and drinks. At the end of 2025 there were 189 Tous Les Jours locations in the US, 184 franchised and 5 company-owned.
- Cost to open
- $731K–$1.7M
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- Royalty
- 5% of gross sales
- Locations, 2025
- 189+100 in 3 yrs
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Company snapshot
- SBA loans
- On the SBA Franchise Directory
From TOUS LES JOURS INTERNATIONAL CORP’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
How much a Tous Les Jours franchise costs
Opening Single bakery-cafe costs an estimated $730,750 to $1,703,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: TOUS LES JOURS INTERNATIONAL CORP, 2026 filing, page 23
Tous Les Jours franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: TOUS LES JOURS INTERNATIONAL CORP, 2026 filing, page 14
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: TOUS LES JOURS INTERNATIONAL CORP, 2026 filing, page 16
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Tous Les Jours publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: TOUS LES JOURS INTERNATIONAL CORP, 2026 filing, page 58
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 105 (+21) | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 146 (+41) | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 184 (+38) | 5 | 3 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
Tous Les Jours is number 9 on our list of the fastest-growing franchises from 2023 to 2025.
Tous Les Jours 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: TOUS LES JOURS INTERNATIONAL CORP, 2026 filing, page 65
How Tous Les Jours compares
Of the 27 bakery franchises on this site, Tous Les Jours is the 23rd cheapest to open and the 11th largest by number of locations.
| Measure | Tous Les Jours | Typical bakery |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $731K | $428K |
| Royalty | 5% | 6% |
| Closed or left per year | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| Change in franchised locations, 3 yrs | +119% | +8.1% |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 21 of 27 |
Typical is the median across the 27 brands in bakery franchises.
