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FILING · MN · 2026 FDD

CRUMBL FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2026

The FDD is the 23-item legal disclosure every U.S. franchisor must hand you at least 14 days before you sign or pay anything (FTC Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436). CRUMBL's most recent FDD tracked here is the 2026 FDD, a multistate filing. Registration-state filings are public records, so you can read it free, with no sign-up.

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PUBLIC RECORD · FILED 2026 · SOURCE STATE MN

What the 2026 filing revealedextracted from the filing
ITEM 5Initial franchise fee$50,000
ITEM 6Ongoing royalty8.0% of gross sales
ITEM 7Total initial investment$849K–$1.5M
ITEM 3Disclosed litigation matters1
ITEM 19Earnings disclosure (FPR)Yes — median unit volume $1.1M (population and period as defined in the filing's Item 19)
ITEM 20Outlets (fiscal 2025)1,101 franchised at year end · 9 exits (exit rate 0.9%, fiscal 2025)
ITEM 21Franchisor financial statementsUnmodified (clean) opinion — Deloitte & Touche LLP
Item 19 · how CRUMBL's earnings claim is built2026 FDD · page-cited

The headline figure is Gross Sales for Calendar 2025, for 776 of 1,048 units, leaving out did not timely submit complete financial reports, did not operate the entire year 2025, closed during 2025. It shows no costs, so it says nothing about what an owner keeps.

PartialCovers 776 of 1,048 units (74%) · median and mean · no expenses

Graded on three things the filing states: coverage (2 points if the figure covers at least 75% of the units it is compared with, 1 point for 50–75%), centre (2 points if it prints both a median and a mean, 1 for one of them), and costs (2 points for costs through a profit line or full cost detail, 1 for some cost items). 5–6 points = More complete, 3–4 = Partial, 0–2 = Limited. The grade describes the disclosure, not the business.

What is measuredGross Sales (gross sales)
PeriodCalendar 2025
Whose resultsFranchised outlets
Units included776 of 1,048 franchised outlets that operated continuously through 2025 (1,101 open at end of 2025)
Left out
  • did not timely submit complete financial reports (272)
  • did not operate the entire year 2025 (53)
  • closed during 2025 (8)
Average (mean)$1.1M
Median$1.1M
Mean vs medianmean 4.2% above median
Met or beat the average346 (approx. 45%)
Costs shownNone — sales only
Wherep. 70 (Item 19 runs pp. 70–72)
The filing's words“The total number of franchised outlets that operated continuously through 2025 was 1,048. Of those, 776 locations timely submitted complete financial reports by the first issuance date”
Item 21 · CRUMBL's own audited statements2026 FDD · page-cited

Deloitte & Touche LLP gave an unmodified (clean) opinion on the statements in the 2026 FDD; revenue rose 42% from FY2022 to FY2025.

Audit opinion

Unmodified (clean) opinion

Deloitte & Touche LLP · p. 224

Revenue · FY2025

$155.7M

extracted · not cross-checked

Net income · FY2025

$33.9M

p. 214 · matched to statement

Where FY2025 revenue came from

64% royalties

initial-fee share not extracted

  • Fiscal years covered: FY2022, FY2023, FY2024, FY2025 (2026 FDD, statements from p. 228)
  • Statements are for: Revenues, net
  • Parent / owner: not identified in the statements
Fiscal yearFY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Total revenue$110.0Mp. 228 · matched to statement$122.3Mp. 228 · matched to statement$158.3Mp. 228 · matched to statement$155.7Mextracted · not cross-checked
Royalty revenue$74.8Mextracted · not cross-checked$81.3Mextracted · not cross-checked$112.2Mextracted · not cross-checked$99.1Mextracted · not cross-checked
Net income (loss)$52.8Mp. 228 · matched to statement$30.7Mp. 228 · matched to statement$91.2Mp. 228 · matched to statement$33.9Mp. 214 · matched to statement
Cash at year endnot extracted$22.5Mp. 227$24.8Mp. 227not extracted

How to read this: royalties recur as long as franchisees trade; initial and development fees arrive only when new franchises are sold. A franchisor whose revenue leans on initial fees is funding itself by selling territories, and that revenue stops when sales slow. Under ASC 606 most franchisors recognize initial fees over the agreement term, so the line understates the cash collected in a strong selling year. Ad-fund revenue, where reported, is included in total revenue as the statements present it.

Each figure links to its page in the filed PDF. “Matched to statement” means our extraction and a second, rule-based read of the statement page agree; “extracted · not cross-checked” means the statement page is a scanned image or could not be read as text. Figures we could not place on a consistent scale are withheld, not guessed. Spotted an error? Report a correction.

Every figure above was extracted by software from the 2026 CRUMBL FDD as filed (figures are not individually checked by a person) and links back to that document. Fields that could not be extracted are omitted; no figure here is estimated. Extraction errors are possible: the filing controls, and FDDs are reissued annually; verify against the current issuance before relying on any number. Spotted an error? Franchisors and owners can report it via the contact on our Terms page.

CRUMBL FDD questions, answered

Where can I download the CRUMBL FDD for free?

CRUMBL's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is a public record. It can be downloaded free from the source link on this page — no broker form, no email signup required.

What year is CRUMBL's most recent FDD on file?

The most recent CRUMBL FDD tracked here is the 2026 FDD. Franchisors must update their FDD annually; confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.

Does CRUMBL's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?

Yes — CRUMBL makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2026 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $1.1M. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.

What does CRUMBL's FDD Item 20 show?

In fiscal 2025, CRUMBL ended with 1,101 franchised outlets; 9 of 1,058 open at the start of the year left the system (exit rate 0.9%, fiscal 2025) through terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons".

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