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Updated RecentlyPanera Bread/Saint Louis Bread Company Cost Comparisons
About Panera Bread/Saint Louis Bread Company
After more than 17 years in the retail industry, Ken Rosenthal changed gears and founded Saint Louis Bread Co. in 1987. His goal was to create a neighborhood bakery where people could pick up fresh-baked bread, meals and snacks. In 1993, Rosenthal sold Saint Louis Bread to Au Bon Pain Co. Six years later, the company was renamed Panera Bread.
The future growth of Panera Bread will be based upon company bakery-cafe development as well as the continued sale of franchise area development agreements.
Panera Bread does not sell single-unit franchises, so it is not possible to open just one bakery-cafe. Rather, we have chosen to develop by selling market areas which require the franchise developer to open a number of units, typically 15 bakery-cafes in a period of 6 years.
Panera Bread franchises must be well-capitalized to open great bakery-cafes and meet this aggressive development schedule. Additionally, they must have a proven track record as excellent multi-unit restaurant operators to operate great Panera Bread bakery-cafes.
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Baked Goods Franchise Opportunities
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| Franchise | Franchise Fee | Royalty | Advertising Fee | Development Costs |
| A Grande Finale | $35,000-$60,000 | 5%-6% | 2% local 1% corp. | $125,938-$237,750 |
| Arizona Bread Company | $25,000 | 5% | $149,000-$341,500 | |
| Atlanta Bread Company | $40,000 | 5% | $629,700-$806,300 | |
| Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels | $30,000 | 7% | 1% | $98,350-$445,000 |
| Bagel Bagel | $20,000-$25,000 | 5% | 2% | $170,000-$425,000 |
| bagel BAR, The | $32,000 | 5% | 2% | $240,000-$320,000 |
| Baldinos Giant Jersey Subs | $10,000 | 4.5% | 0.5% | $100,000-$200,000 |
| bb's Coffee and Muffins | $26,000 | 7% | $145,000-$280,000 | |
| Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe | $47,500-$57,500 | 5% | $159,000-$475,000 | |
| BeaverTails | $30,000 | 5% | 3% | $15,000-$500,000 |
| Ben's Soft Pretzels | $30,000 | 6% | 1.5% | $107,200-$339,500 |
| Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe | $22,500-$25,000 | 5% -7% | up to 2% | $313,000-$416,000 |
| Big Apple Bagels | $25,000 | 5% | 3% | $298,000-$405,000 |
| Big Dad's Pies | N/A | $220,000-$250,000 | ||
| Blue Chip Cookies Drive | N/A | $11,000-$15,000 | ||
| Bountiful Bread | $37,500 | $750,000-$1,200,000 | ||
| Bread Basket | $20,000 | $172,400-$294,450 | ||
| Bread Poets Baking Company | $24,000 | 4% | $166,000-$259,000 | |
| Breadsmith | $30,000 | 7% - 5% | $380,250-$454,750 | |
| Bru-Go's Take-N-Bake Pizza Company | $19,500 | 4-5% | $76,200-$137,950 | |
| Bruegger's | $30,000 | 5% | $389,600-$591,600 | |
| Cheesecake Shop, The | N/A | 9% | 2% | $150,000-$700,000 |
| Chock full o' Nuts | $3,000-$20,000 | 5% | $272,500-$425,900 | |
| CHURROMANIA | $30,000 | 8% | $135,000-$335,000 | |
| Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls | $25,000 | 5% | $69,000-$130,500 | |
| Cinnabon | $30,000 | 6% | 1.5% | $23,100-$430,900 |
| Cinnaholic | $35,000 | 5% | 2% | $178,000-$308,500 |
| Cinnamon City | $25,000 | 6% | $79,900-$119,900 | |
| Cinnzeo | $15,000 | 7% | $214,000-$621,000 | |
| COBS Bread | $25,000 | 7% | 3% | $400,000-$750,000 |
| Coffee Time Donuts | $25,000 | 5% | $210,000-$395,000 | |
| Cookie Advantage | $25,000 | 5%--3% | $75,000-$100,000 | |
| Cookie Factory Bakery | $15,000 | 5% | $98,000-$237,500 | |
| Cookie Man | N/A | 0 | $250,000 | |
| Cookies By Design/Cookie Bouquet | $25,000 | 6% | $90,000-$180,000 | |
| Corner Bakery Cafe | $25,000 | 5% | $854,000-$2,375,000 | |
| Croissant Plus | $30,000-$40,000 | $175,000-$500,000 | ||
| Crumb & Get It Cookie Co. | $30,000 | 6% | 2% | $128,700-$178,500 |
| Cupcakes | $50,000 | $267,500-$381,000 | ||
| Dixie Cream | $25,000 | 6% | $196,000-$413,000 | |
| Don Pan Bakeries | $35,000-$58,750 | 6% | 2% | $150,000-$800,000 |
| Donut Baker, The | $20,000 | 6% | 2%local +2%Nat'l | $68,000-$150,000 |
| Donut King | $55,000 | 7% | 3% | $295,000-$340,000 |
| Dreamy Donuts | $60,000 | 7% | 3% | $300,000-$400,000 |
| Duck Donuts | $30,000 | 5% | 2% | $348,350-$568,000 |
| Dunkin' | $40,000-$90,000 | 5.9% | 5% | $199,700-$1,688,200 |
| Erik's DeliCafe | $35,000 | 5% | $303,500-$521,600 | |
| Factory Donuts | $20,000 | 5% | 2.5% | $213,300-$341,300 |
| Fractured Prune, The | $27,500 | 5% | 1% | $143,950-$270,450 |
| Frullati Cafe & Bakery | $30,000 | 6% | $145,900-$446,000 | |
| GFG Bakery-Cafe | $25,000 | $187,100-$1,311,000 | ||
| Gigi's Cupcakes | $35,000 | 5% | 2.5% | $226,700-$425,500 |
| Grand Traverse | $25,000 | 5% | $400,000-$500,000 | |
| Great American Bagel | $20,000 | 4% | 2% | $230,000-$300,000 |
| Great American Cookie Company | $15,000-$35,000 | 6% | 1.5% | $177,700-$476,135 |
| Great Canadian Bagel | $20,000 | $85,000-$350,000 | ||
| Great Harvest | $35,000 | 5% | 2.5% | $69,613-$704,873 |
| Honey Dew Donuts | $35,000 | $125,000-$400,000 | ||
| House of Bread | $35,000 | 6% | $157,000-$347,000 | |
| Hurts Donut Company | $35,000 | 7% | 2% | $553,000-$1,076,000 |
| Insomnia Cookies | $25,000 | 6% | $65,600-$111,400 | |
| Jo to Go | $25,000 | 7% | $82,500-$786,000 | |
| Joey Bag a Donuts | $30,000 | 5% | 1% | $207,700-$587,800 |
| Just Fresh | $25,000 | 5% | $475,000-$650,000 | |
| Kettleman's Bagel | $25,000 | 6% | $300,000-$450,000 | |
| Krispy Kreme | $12,500-$25,000 | 4.5% | 1.5% | $200,500-$4,115,000 |
| LaMar's Donuts | $28,500 | 5% | $288,500-$366,500 | |
| Le Macaron French Pastries | $45,000 | 6% | 0.5% | $131,500-$361,500 |
| Lee's Sandwiches | $35,000-$75,000 | 6.9% | 2%local +2%Nat'l | $235,830-$1,830,000 |
| Lox of Bagels | $19,000 | $135,000-$165,000 | ||
| Michel's Baguette | $40,000 | $350,000-$800,000 | ||
| Mister Donut | $34,500-$41,400 | 5% | 3% | $480,000-$620,000 |
| Mrs. Fields | $30,000 | 6% | $166,806-$410,500 | |
| Mrs. Powell's Bakery Eatery | $25,000 | 5% | 3% | $125,000-$160,000 |
| Muffin Break | N/A | $195,000-$245,000 | ||
| Muffins Plus | $30,000-$40,000 | $175,000-$500,000 | ||
| My Favorite Muffin | $25,000 | 5% | 3% | $104,500-$405,000 |
| Nestle Toll House Cafe by Chip | $30,000 | 6% | 1.5% | $43,900-$499,100 |
| Nothing Bundt Cakes | $35,000 | 5% | 4% | $431,587-$600,387 |
| NYC Bagel & Sandwich Shop | $29,500 | 5% | $300 - $600 | $119,000-$208,000 |
| Original Cupcakes | $50,000 | $267,500-$381,000 | ||
| Paradise Bakery & Cafe | $40,000 | 5% | $480,000-$1,205,000 | |
| Paris Baguette | $50,000 | 3% - 5% | 1% | $719,271-$1,401,546 |
| Peace, Love & Little Donuts | $40,000 | 6% | 1% | $121,200-$235,100 |
| Quack Daddy Donuts | $50,000 | $236,200-$333,000 | ||
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | $30,000 | 5% | $378,500-$563,800 | |
| Rise'n Roll | $95,000 | 3% | 1% | $485,500-$1,597,000 |
| Robins Donuts | $25,000 | $325,000 | ||
| Saint Cinnamon | $25,000 | 6% | $144,100-$264,700 | |
| San Francisco Bread Company | $35,000 | 5% | $370,000-$450,000 | |
| Shipley Do-Nuts | $35,000-$50,000 | 5% | $410,000-$771,500 | |
| Smallcakes A Cupcakery | $30,000 | 3% | $70,000-$120,000 | |
| Southern Maid Donuts | $5,000 | $64,000-$227,000 | ||
| Sprinkles Cupcakes | N/A | $576,000-$1,075,000 | ||
| Subs Plus | $12,000 | $140,000-$170,000 | ||
| T.J. Cinnamons | $5,000 | Varies | $22,100-$39,200 | |
| Treats | $25,000 | 7% | 1% | $121,000-$260,000 |
| UCBC Bagels | $29,900 | 5% | 2% | $182,900-$433,900 |
| Waffle Cabin | $17,500 | 5% of Gross Sales | $117,700-$301,100 | |
| We're Rolling Pretzel Company | $15,000 | 5% | 2% | $91,000-$223,000 |
| Wetzel's Pretzels | $35,000 | 7% | 1% | $126,600-$405,850 |
| WOOPS! | $15,000-$25,000 | 4% | $58,875-$390,675 | |
| Yummy Cupcakes | $35,000 | 5% | 1% | $185,679-$325,665 |