Initial
fee: Total fee is $35,000, of which $22,000
is due upon signing the franchise agreement and the
remaining $13,000 is due three weeks prior to your
opening.

We offer a 15% discount off the $35,000 initial franchise fee for honorably-discharged veterans of the United States Armed Forces who control at least 50% of the bakery at the time of signing their Franchise Agreement.

A
new
laptop computer is included
with the $35,000 fee.
Average
total cost
to open a Great Harvest bakery is $250,466. (
See
details)
Capital
requirements of applicants: $70,000-$75,000
in liquid, unencumbered cash (cash and securities,
not including retirement accounts). Applicants
should have additional resources and/or the ability
to borrow or acquire the balance that will be needed
to open the bakery.
Average
time from signing a franchise agreement to
opening your doors is about 12 months. Securing a location can be the biggest variable to this time period.

Initially, your franchise agreement will contain
a defined "Search Area" which is the smaller of approximately 100,000 people or a ten-mile maximum radius where you will be able to search for a location. Once you sign a lease, we'll define your territory.

Term
of the franchise agreement is
ten years.
Royalty:
The monthly royalty rate you pay decreases over time, if you are in compliance with your Franchise Agreement and renew it at the end of your term. The rate starts at 7% of
your gross sales for the first five years, then can fall to 6% for the next five years and 5% after renewal. The final drop to 4% may occur at fifteen years if you meet the
criteria outlined in your Franchise Agreement. The oldest Great Harvest bakeries have royalty rates below 4%.