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Cookie Advantage franchise — is it worth it?

Food & beverage · FDD-based assessment · registered 2026

Medium risk Shrinking network Item 19 disclosed

Cookie Advantage is a food and beverage franchise specializing in cookie delivery, with an initial investment ranging from $92,550 to $171,250.

Everything below is free, read straight off Cookie Advantage's registered filing, with where the numbers land against food & beverage peers. Weighing Cookie Advantage against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.

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Total initial investment
$92,550 – $171,250
Top quartile for food & beverage · median $379,725
Initial franchise fee
—
FDD Item 5
Royalty
6%
FDD Item 6
Item 19 earnings
Disclosed
figure not machine-read
Litigation (Item 3)
None
none disclosed
Closure rate
0%
food & beverage median 3.3%
Outlet network
16 units
-1 last year

Figures above are as disclosed in Cookie Advantage's most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 640381 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.

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How much does a Cookie Advantage franchise make?

Cookie Advantage is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly from this filing, so we don't print one; Item 19 of the source FDD has the tables. See every food & beverage brand that discloses earnings in the Food & beverage franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.

Cookie Advantage franchise profit vs. revenue

Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Cookie Advantage's 6% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Cookie Advantage franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Cookie Advantage franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure.

Cookie Advantage lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)

Cookie Advantage's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.

Cookie Advantage closures & failure rate

Before you sign, Cookie Advantage will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Cookie Advantage's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a food & beverage of this kind.

The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Cookie Advantage's latest tables show a shrinking franchised network — more units left than opened. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 0%, against a food & beverage median of 3.3% — at or better than the category. Net franchised outlets moved -1 to 16 in the latest reported year.

Who owns Cookie Advantage?

Cookie Advantage's franchise is offered by Cookie Advantage, Inc. — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at WI DFI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.

Food & beverage franchises at a similar investment level

Anyone weighing Cookie Advantage is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.

Simple Plan$107,650 – $147,900 · Item 19 disclosedSuspiros$117,500 – $138,650Nathan's Branded Menu Program$56,510 – $202,180Nathan's Famous Branded Menu Program Operations$56,510 – $202,180Supreme Produce$22,100 – $238,750Wateria$108,199 – $153,750Bliss Tea Treats$97,950 – $166,650Macu International$108,000 – $165,000Cottage Inn$216,000 – $550,000 · Item 19 disclosedCotti Coffee$259,170 – $608,200Cold Stone Creamery$390,675 – $680,775Combo Kitcheninvestment not disclosed

Cookie Advantage franchise — frequently asked

Who owns Cookie Advantage — who is the franchisor?

Cookie Advantage's most recently filed FDD (2026) names Cookie Advantage, Inc. as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.

How much does a Cookie Advantage franchise cost?

Cookie Advantage's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $92,550 – $171,250 and a 6% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against food & beverage peers it sits in the top quartile (median $379,725).

How much profit does a Cookie Advantage franchise make?

Cookie Advantage discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (6% of gross for Cookie Advantage), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Cookie Advantage franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate.

Does Cookie Advantage disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

Yes — Cookie Advantage reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly, so check Item 19 of the source FDD for the numbers.

Are there lawsuits against Cookie Advantage?

No — Cookie Advantage's most recently filed FDD (2026) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.

Is Cookie Advantage a good franchise to buy?

Nobody can answer that from Cookie Advantage's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against food & beverage peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.

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This report compiles and structures publicly filed Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) data from state franchise registrations. It is not legal, financial, or investment advice, is not affiliated with or endorsed by any franchisor, and does not replace reading the full FDD or consulting a franchise attorney or accountant. All figures are as disclosed by the franchisor in its most recent registered FDD. Item 19 financial performance representations are made at the franchisor’s option and may be absent or limited.