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THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear franchise — is it worth it?
Risk level — in the report
The Baked Bear is a dessert franchise that discloses Item 19 financial performance representations, offering a degree of transparency.
Unlock what the free page above only hints at:
- The actual Item 19 earnings — reported average unit revenue, not just “disclosed.”
- How it compares — every number ranked against category peers (median & quartile).
- Litigation detail — beyond the case count above: each case, franchisee vs. corporate, with summaries.
- Outlet churn & the questions to ask — closures, terminations, transfers, and what to put to the franchisor.
Figures above are as disclosed in THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-31062. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.
How much does a THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear franchise make?
THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear 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 average revenue THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear reports, what that figure does and doesn't include, and where it ranks against category peers are in the full report. See every other brand that discloses earnings in the Other franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear 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 THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear's 6% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. The full report sets THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear's disclosed revenue against its total ongoing fee load, so you can see what that revenue has to cover before anything reaches you.
THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) does disclose 1 legal proceeding in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. The full THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear report lists each case with what it was about and how it ended, separates franchisee disputes from corporate and securities matters, and flags the ones a franchisee started — the split that actually matters, because franchisees suing their franchisor is the signal a buyer is looking for.
THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear closures & failure rate
Before you sign, THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear 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 THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a franchise 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. THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear's outlet tables are read directly from the FDD in the full report. The actual closure and termination counts, and how THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear's churn ranks against category peers, are in the full report.
The actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against category peers, litigation and churn detail — emailed as a PDF.
Who owns THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear?
THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear's franchise is offered by BB Franchise, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Other franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear 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.
THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear franchise — frequently asked
Who owns THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear — who is the franchisor?
THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear's most recently filed FDD (2024) names BB Franchise, LLC 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 THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear franchise cost?
THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at a range disclosed in Item 7, with an initial franchise fee of $35,000 and a 6% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. The full report breaks down every fee line and benchmarks it against category peers.
How much profit does a THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear franchise make?
THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (6% of gross for THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate. The full report shows the disclosed revenue against the full ongoing fee load it has to cover.
Does THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The full report shows the actual revenue figures and how they rank against category peers.
Are there lawsuits against THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear?
THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear's most recently filed FDD (2024) discloses 1 legal proceeding in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing. The full report lists each case, separates franchisee disputes from corporate and securities matters, and flags the franchisee-initiated ones.
Is THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear a good franchise to buy?
That comes down to how THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear's investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against category peers — which is exactly what the full report answers. For $99 you get the risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings (disclosed in this FDD), where every figure ranks against peers, and the specific questions to ask the franchisor before you sign.
Everything the sections above point to, in one place: THE BAKED BEAR | The Baked Bear's risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against category peers, and the litigation & churn detail — with the questions to put to the franchisor before you sign.
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