Edible ArrangementsFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Edible Arrangements franchise requires a total initial investment of $214K – $587K, including a $30K franchise fee and an ongoing 5.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $538K[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 15.0% charge-off rate across 436 loans[1]. Verdict grade: B. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $214K – $587K
- 23rd pct Retail
- Avg gross sales
- $538K
- 4th pct Retail
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- 6th pct Retail
- Units
- 685
- 39th pct Retail
- SBA default
- 15.0%
- system-wide median varies by category
Quick verdict · Retail · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Retail avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Franchising since 2001. Systems this mature have refined operations and brand recognition.
The system contracted 14% year-over-year. Investigate why units are closing.
Bottom line
- Total investment $214K – $587K including a $30K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $538K/year (median $516K).
- Verdict B (Above Average) with a risk score of 55/100. SBA loan charge-off rate of 15.0% across 436 loans (above the 16% franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2024).
- 91 units terminated last reporting year (13.3% of the system). Ask existing franchisees why.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Edible Arrangements, LLC
- Parent company
- Edible Brands, LLC
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 980 Hammond Drive, Suite 1000, Atlanta, Georgia 30328
- Auditor
- CBIZ CPAs P.C.
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $37.7M
- vs $40.9M prior year
Affiliated brands
- of ours
- of ours is Edible Global
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
Edible Arrangements franchisees operate retail locations selling chocolate-covered fruit arrangements, gift baskets, and seasonal treats. Daily operations include preparing fresh fruit displays, managing walk-in and delivery customers, handling online orders, and maintaining inventory across a perishable product line with seasonal demand fluctuations.
- CEO
- Somia Farid Silber
- Headquarters
- GA
- Founded
- 1998
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 46
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 14 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $30K | $30K | |
| Real Estate/Rent (1 month)not refundable | $3K | $7K | |
| Security Deposit (1 month) | $3K | $7K | |
| Build-Out - Vanilla Boxnot refundable | $50K | $250K | |
| Equipment, Computers, Millwork & FF&E (including installation)not refundable | $85K | $209K | |
| Signage (including shipping and installation)not refundable | $4K | $15K | |
| Printing & Graphics (including shipping)not refundable | $2K | $3K | |
| Delivery Vehicle Monthly Lease or Loan Paymentnot refundable | $600 | $1K | |
| Opening Inventory (including shipping)not refundable | $15K | $17K | |
| Grand Opening Marketingnot refundable | $5K | $10K | |
| Expenses related to Pretraining Program and attending onsite Initial Training (per attendee)not refundable | $3K | $4K | |
| Insurance (1 month)not refundable | $2K | $3K | |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costsnot refundable | $2K | $3K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 monthsnot refundable | $10K | $30K | |
| Total initial investment | $214K | $587K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$27K
5.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
6%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
15.6 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $214K – $587K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $10K – $30K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $20K – $30K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 5.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 10.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 5.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $400 |
| Training fee | $2K |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Inventory (initial) | $15K – $17K |
| Total fee load | 10.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $538K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $516K
- Item 19 type
- gross_sales
- Sample size
- 672 units
- vs category median 49 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $103K→$1.4M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency tier
- revenue_only
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Transparency
- 4 / 5
- vs category median 2 / 5 · above
Compared against 304 Retail brands
vs Retail averages
How Edible Arrangements Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 685
- Opened
- 2
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 113
- Terminated
- 91
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 22
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Company-owned
- 5
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 99%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 5.3%
- Net growth (yr3)
- -13.5%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- -20.7%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Closed (3yr)
- 15
- Terminated (3yr)
- 4
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 13
- Transfers (3yr)
- 37
- Churn rate
- 0.0%
- Annual departure rate
- Transfer rate
- 5.4%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Termination rate
- 2.5%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 2.2%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 21 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator. Not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Available to sell in · Item 12
- Michigan
- South Dakota
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
A system losing more than 10% of its units year-over-year is a red flag. Check whether closures are concentrated in specific regions.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 436
- Loan volume
- $89.2M
- Median loan
- $174K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 15.0%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- 85.0%
- 5-yr charge-off
- 20.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 137
- Defaults
- 54
Vintage analysis
Edible Arrangements charge-off rate by loan vintage
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Premium insight
SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into Edible Arrangements's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 10 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 15 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 23-year lending trend
- SBA 504 real estate/equipment data
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Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Edible Arrangements presents HIGH RISK due to a contracting 14% YoY unit decline, significant ongoing litigation, undisclosed franchisee profitability, unprotected territory, and concerning going concern status.
Litigation (Item 3)
Three cases involving Edible Arrangements International, LLC: (1) Hussam Batroukh arbitration (settled December 2015) - franchisee claimed violation of Washington Franchise Investment Protection Act; company purchased business for $123,000. (2) ZRIZA9, Inc., et al. arbitration (settled February 2021) - three franchisees alleged breach of contract, misappropriation, fraud, and violations of state franchise acts; company purchased three stores' assets for $600,000. (3) Card Isle Corporation federal court case (pending) - former vendor alleges breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation, and copyright infringement; seeks injunctive relief and unspecified damages.
Largest disclosed settlement: $1
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · CBIZ CPAs P.C.
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 55 / 100 rating
- 01MEDSevere unit decline of 14% YoY (685 units) indicates contracting franchise system and potential market saturation or operational issues
- 02MEDNo average net income disclosed despite $538K average revenue — suggests franchisees may have thin or negative margins after ~$27K annual royalties
- 03HIGHMultiple litigation cases involving non-renewals, contractual breaches, and vendor disputes signal adversarial franchisor-franchisee relationships and legal risk exposure
- 04MINORNo protected territory means franchisees compete with other Edible Arrangements locations and risk cannibalization within same market
- 05HIGHGoing concern status is FALSE — unusual phrasing suggests potential financial instability or questionable long-term viability of parent company
- 06MINORHigh initial investment ($213.5K-$587K) combined with declining unit count creates poor risk-reward profile for new entrants
- 07MINOR5% royalty floor of $200/week ($10,400 annually) is burdensome for struggling locations in declining system
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | non_exclusive |
| Protected territory | No |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 75,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 5 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 1 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 4 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Georgia |
| Litigation count | 3 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Three cases involving Edible Arrangements International, LLC: (1) Hussam Batroukh arbitration (settled December 2015) - franchisee claimed violation of Washington Franchise Investment Protection Act; company purchased business for $123,000. (2) ZRIZA9, Inc., et al. arbitration (settled February 2021) - three franchisees alleged breach of contract, misappropriation, fraud, and violations of state franchise acts; company purchased three stores' assets for $600,000. (3) Card Isle Corporation federal court case (pending) - former vendor alleges breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation, and copyright infringement; seeks injunctive relief and unspecified damages.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 0 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 47 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Time to open
- 6 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Edible SMS Store Management System
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Edible SMS Store Management System
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
66 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Edible Arrangements · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Edible Arrangements franchise?
The total investment to open a Edible Arrangements franchise ranges from $214K – $587K, with an initial franchise fee of $30K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Edible Arrangements franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Edible Arrangements FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $538K. The median is $516K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Edible Arrangements's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Edible Arrangements has a charge-off rate of 15.0% across 436 loans, meaning 15.0% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many Edible Arrangements franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Edible Arrangements has 685 total units in the United States, including 680 franchised units and 5 company-owned units. 2 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Edible Arrangements a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Edible Arrangements as a B-grade franchise with a risk score of 55 out of 100, based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.