FRANCHISE·WATCH·DESK

EINSTEIN BROS. RESTAURANT vs POPUP BAGELS

Side-by-side figures from each brand's latest FDD Item 20 as we extracted them; verdicts are our opinion under the published methodology, and the source filing and year are on each brand's profile. Green marks the more favorable metric (lower for distress), not a recommendation to buy.

EINSTEIN BROS. RESTAURANT
Strong disclosed record
POPUP BAGELS
Too new to judge
Verdict
Units · latest run
+20.5% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
4 → 23 units (2023–2025)
Strong
Exit quality
Too little history
Strong
Transfer / churn
Too little history
No SBA loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
No SBA loans
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Distress
—
$35,000
Franchise fee
$35,000
$650K–$1.2M
Investment range
$807K–$1.2M
5%
Royalty
6%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Not disclosed

EINSTEIN BROS. RESTAURANT

POPUP BAGELS

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