Edible Arrangements Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $214K – $587K
- Disclosed sales
- $538K
- gross sales, not profit
- SBA charge-off
- 15.0%
- on 436 loans
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Edible Arrangements is a retail franchise selling fresh-fruit bouquets, chocolate-dipped fruit, and gift baskets for gifting and delivery. Franchisees run stores preparing arrangements and fulfilling walk-in, online, and delivery orders around seasonal demand.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Edible Arrangements franchise requires a total initial investment of $214K – $587K, including a $20K – $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]. FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: medium - issued 12 to 24 months ago; a newer filing is likely on file
Evidence: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✓ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored8 of 8 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $214K – $587K
- 25th pct Retail
- Avg gross sales
- $538K
- 5th pct Retail
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- 6th pct Retail
- Units
- 685
- 41st pct Retail
- SBA charge-off
- 15.0%
- % of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category
Quick verdict · Retail · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Retail median · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $214K – $587K including a $30K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $538K/year (median $516K).
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 46/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 15.0% across 436 loans (above the 16% franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
- GROWTHNegative: net -111 franchised outlets in the latest year (2 opened, 113 closed); 1 signed but not yet open (Item 20).
- FLAG91 units terminated last reporting year (13.3% of the system). Ask existing franchisees why.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Edible Arrangements, LLC
- Parent company
- Edible Brands, LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 10 of the 2025 FDD
- Ultimate parent
- Edible Holdings, Inc.
- FDD Item 1, page 10 of the 2025 FDD
- Predecessor
- Edible Arrangements International, Inc.
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Somia Farid Silber
- 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).
Same owner · FDD Item 1, page 10
1 other brand on this site name Edible Holdings, Inc. as parent or ultimate parent in their own FDD.
Grouped by the owner's name as each filing prints it (this page: the 2025 FDD). Spelling variants of the same group may be listed apart; a brand is never grouped with an owner its filing does not name.
Overview
About
- CEO
- Somia Farid Silber
- Headquarters
- GA
- Founded
- 2000
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 46
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 19% above the typical retail franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown14 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.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $214K – $587K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $10K – $30K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $20K – $30K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- Set by a formula · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 3.5%
- 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 | 3.5% |
| Technology fee | $400 |
| Training fee | $4K |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Inventory (initial) | $15K – $17K |
| Total fee load | 10.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 33% below the retail norm.
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
Single-unit · not modelled
Returns at a glance
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit, and the operating costs that turn one into the other are in no filing. We publish no modelled return for Edible Arrangements until someone supplies them — yours, in the models below.
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Not modelled yet
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
Total invested capital · disclosed
$420K
Item 7 initial investment plus working capital, as filed — the one figure here that needs no assumption.
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
What one unit earns on your invested capital
Model A · Single-Unit Return
Computes unlevered return on invested capital (ROIC) for a single franchise unit, read against the 30–60% reference band · Yale SOM, Post-MBA Path Exhibit 2 (2023). Below that band a passive index fund likely outperforms; above it the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses, and it is the top line only — gross sales are not profit. No FDD discloses the operating costs that turn one into the other, so those fields start empty and nothing is modelled until you supply them from your own lease quote, labor market and build-out budget.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Edible Arrangements unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
What 25 units return when you use SBA financing
Model B · Return on Equity: Debt-Financed Acquisition
Models a 25-unit portfolio acquisition financed with an SBA 7(a) loan. Shows equity IRR (your return on cash invested), DSCR (how safely the cash flow covers debt service), and the capital stack (SBA + seller + equity breakdown).
This is the “search fund” or “entrepreneurship through acquisition” scenario: you buy an existing multi-unit operator, use leverage to amplify returns, and either operate or hire management. The 25-unit size is the typical minimum for an SBA-backed franchise portfolio acquisition to pencil as a full-time income.
What “return on equity” means here: if you put in $500K of your own cash and the business generates enough EBITDA to pay down debt and grow, your equity IRR is the annual return on that $500K, including the value created when you eventually sell. Target IRR for a search fund is typically 25–35%.
Not modelled yet
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
A 25-unit return is built on a per-unit EBITDA. Fill in the operating costs in Model A above and this model runs on that figure, or take the whole scenario to the full ROI workbench, where the portfolio and LBO models accept your own per-unit economics directly.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $538K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $516K
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- average and median gross sales by years-open cohort
- Sample size
- 670 outlets
- vs category median 46 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $103K→$1.4MCited, not corroborated — printed on page 65 of the 2025 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- Disclosed in the 2025 filing, covering 2024
- Transparency
- 4 / 10
- vs category median 3 / 10 · above
Compared against 278 Retail brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
Average unit generates $538K/year in gross sales. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 1.3x.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 10.0% — above the Retail median of 8.0%.
Disclosure
Transparency score 4/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.
Operator retention
System contracting at -20.7% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven consolidation or franchisee exits.
Multi-unit rate
Only 5% of franchisees own multiple units. Could indicate challenging economics or a young system where operators haven't had time to expand.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Retail medians
How Edible Arrangements Compares
Category median of published Retail brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
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)
- Turnover rate
- 16.5%
- Company-owned
- 5
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 99%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 5.3%
- Net growth (3-yr)
- -20.7%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- -20.7%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 91
- Not renewed
- 22
- Signed, not yet open
- 1
- 0.00 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 1
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- 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 · 45 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).
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
853 current owners across 57 states.
- CA 83
- NY 71
- FL 60
- TX 57
- NJ 48
- IL 40
- MA 38
- PA 38
- MI 36
- GA 35
- NE 31
- VA 29
- +45 more states
Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20; 8 entries carry no state. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.
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%
- on 436 loans · 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
- Typical loan rate
- 6.5%
- avg rate to borrowers
- Franchised industry avg
- 21.6%
- brand beats franchise avg ↓
- Jobs supported
- 3,921
- 4.4 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 10%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 25% went to startups / new businesses, 75% to established operators
Franchise vs independent — in all other specialty food stores, franchised businesses charge off at 21.6% vs 22.8% for independents — franchising is associated with 5% lower SBA default risk in this category.
Vintage analysis
Edible Arrangements charge-off rate by loan vintage
Top lenders financing Edible Arrangements franchisees
Showing 3 of 137 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Lender network · 7(a) + 504
SBA Lending Report
Full lending analysis for Edible Arrangements from SBA 7(a) FOIA data.
- Principal loss rate
- 7.1%
- Avg SBA guarantee
- 71%
- Avg interest rate
- 6.54%
- Avg chargeoff amount
- $117K
- Lender concentration
- 9.9%
- Job velocity
- 4.4 per $100K
- Startup risk premium
- -1.5pp
- NAICS benchmark
- 14.4%
- NAICS 445299
- Jobs supported
- 3,921
Top SBA lendersTop lender holds 10% of loans
| # | Lender | Loans | Volume | Default % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wells Fargo Bank National Association | 43 | $8.5M | 40.0% |
| 2 | The Huntington National Bank | 21 | $3.6M | 10.0% |
| 3 | Comerica Bank | 20 | $4.3M | 15.0% |
| 4 | TD Bank, National Association | 18 | $2.3M | 12.5% |
| 5 | PNC Bank, National Association | 17 | $2.5M | 11.8% |
| 6 | Citizens Bank, National Association | 15 | $1.9M | 6.7% |
| 7 | Community West Bank | 14 | $2.8M | 7.1% |
| 8 | Stearns Bank National Association | 14 | $2.9M | 7.7% |
| 9 | Valley National Bank | 11 | $1.7M | 9.1% |
| 10 | First Bank | 10 | $3.2M | 10.0% |
Geographic failure vector
| State | Loans | Defaults | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| TXTexas | 43 | 5 | 12.8% |
| FLFlorida | 40 | 3 | 13.0% |
| PAPennsylvania | 31 | 1 | 4.0% |
| CACalifornia | 30 | 7 | 26.9% |
| NYNew York | 30 | 2 | 8.0% |
| NJNew Jersey | 22 | 3 | 14.3% |
| GAGeorgia | 21 | 1 | 6.2% |
| ILIllinois | 18 | 5 | 31.2% |
| MAMassachusetts | 18 | 0 | 0.0% |
| OHOhio | 15 | 1 | 10.0% |
SBA 7(a) lending trend
Borrower profile
Source: SBA 7(a) + 504 FOIA loan-level data, matched by FranchiseVerdict
What could kill this investment?
SBA loans here charge off near the 16.0% national average.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: the franchisor is a named party (defendant).
3 disclosed actions: (1) Batroukh arbitration 2015 - settled; (2) ZRIZA franchisee arbitration 2020 - settled 2021; (3) Card Isle Corporation v. Edible Arrangements et al. - trade secret/copyright/breach of contract, ongoing
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · CBIZ CPAs P.C.
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
FY2024 audited Statements of Income (year ended Dec 31, 2024): Franchise fees $2,741,718; Royalties from franchisees $19,771,594; Advertising fund contributions $13,776,756; Other revenue $1,455,612; Total Revenues $37,745,680. Prior year (FY2023) Total Revenues $40,883,739. Note: Item 8 cites a 2024 total revenue of $39,665,859 'according to our 2024 audited financial statements,' which is inconsistent with the audited Statements of Income total of $37,745,680; the audited statement figure is used here.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 46 / 100 verdict
- 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
- 05MINORHigh initial investment ($213.5K-$587K) combined with declining unit count creates poor risk-reward profile for new entrants
- 06MINOR5% 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
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 10.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | No territory protection |
| Protected territory | No |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 75,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | 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 | GA |
| Litigation count | 3 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
3 disclosed actions: (1) Batroukh arbitration 2015 - settled; (2) ZRIZA franchisee arbitration 2020 - settled 2021; (3) Card Isle Corporation v. Edible Arrangements et al. - trade secret/copyright/breach of contract, ongoing
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 47 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 0 hrs
- Training location
- Franchisor headquarters or designated store location; online pre-training
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 9 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- EDIBLE SMS Store Management System (Netsolace)
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: EDIBLE SMS Store Management System (Netsolace)
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
861 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
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.
Who owns Edible Arrangements?
Edible Arrangements is franchised by Edible Arrangements, LLC. Its parent company is Edible Brands, LLC. The ultimate parent named in the FDD is Edible Holdings, Inc.. Source: FDD Item 1, 2025 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Edible Arrangements FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Edible Arrangements FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
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 verdict score of 46 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. 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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