Eight Turn CrepeFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Eight Turn Crepe franchise requires a total initial investment of $206K – $397K, including a $40K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2024 FDD, average unit revenue was $464K[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2024 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $206K – $397K
- 10th pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- $464K
- 2nd pct Service Resta…
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 26th pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 4
- 10th pct Service Resta…
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Full-Service Restaurants · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Full-Service Restaurants 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
Bottom line
- Total investment $206K – $397K including a $40K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $464K/year.
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 40/100.
- Revenue data based on only 2 reporting units. Treat as directional, not definitive. Ask franchisees directly for current unit economics.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Eight Turn Hospitality Group, LLC
- CEO title
- President
- Marleen Zhik
- Incorporated in
- FL
- HQ
- 16850 Collins Ave suite #112-178, Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160
- Auditor
- REESE CPA LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $69K
- vs $107K prior year
Overview
About
Eight Turn Crepe franchisees operate fast-casual crepe restaurants, preparing and serving sweet and savory crepes to customers in dine-in and takeout settings. Day-to-day operations include food preparation, customer service, inventory management, POS systems, and maintaining brand standards in a compact quick-service format.
- CEO
- Marleen Zhik
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2022
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 1
FDD Item 7 · 2024 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $40K | $40K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $29K | $54K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $137K | $303K |
| Total initial investment | $206K | $397K |
Source: Eight Turn Crepe 2024 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
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
$42K
9.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
12%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
8.2 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $206K – $397K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $29K – $54K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $40K – $40K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 3.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 3.0% of gross sales |
| Training fee | $400 |
| Transfer fee | $15K |
| Renewal fee | $10K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $464K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- N/A
- Item 19 type
- gross_sales
- Sample size
- 2 units
- vs category median 13 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $262K→$667K
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency
- 3 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · below
Compared against 1264 Full-Service Restaurants brands
vs Full-Service Restaurants averages
How Eight Turn Crepe Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 4
- Opened
- 1
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 75%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +50.0%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +50.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 1
- Projected new
- 10
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 25.0%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 18 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.
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 1 7(a) loan on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 1
- Loan volume
- $335K
- Median loan
- $335K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 1
- Defaults
- 0
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Deep-dive into Eight Turn Crepe's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 1 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 1 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 1-year lending trend
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Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Eight Turn Crepe presents CAUTION-level risk: a micro-franchise system (4 units) with historical regulatory violations, opaque financials (no net income disclosure), and unproven unit economics that make ROI impossible to validate pre-investment.
Litigation (Item 3)
State of New York matter: Predecessor filed franchise registration application on February 8, 2019, acknowledging violation of New York State Franchise Sales Act by offering and selling a franchise without effective registration. Predecessor signed Assurance of Discontinuance on June 10, 2019, agreed to cease and desist from similar violations, and paid $3,000 in penalties and costs. Franchisee did not request rescission and is now barred from doing so.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · REESE CPA LLC
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 40 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 4 units in system with 50% YoY growth suggests extremely early-stage franchise with unproven model scalability
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 prevents ROI validation; franchisees cannot benchmark profitability against $205k-$397k investment
- 03HIGH2019 New York Attorney General litigation for unregistered franchise sales indicates compliance/governance issues in predecessor entity
- 04MINORHigh initial investment ($40k franchise fee + $165k-$357k total) relative to only 4 operating units creates concentration risk
- 05MED6% royalty on gross sales with undisclosed net income makes it impossible to calculate actual franchisee take-home profit
- 06HIGHNo 'Going Concern' status (False) is ambiguous—unclear if franchisor has adequate capitalization to support 4 franchisees
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 | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 4 |
| Territory type | radius |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Territory radius | 1 mi |
| 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 | 20 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | Florida |
| Litigation count | 1 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
State of New York matter: Predecessor filed franchise registration application on February 8, 2019, acknowledging violation of New York State Franchise Sales Act by offering and selling a franchise without effective registration. Predecessor signed Assurance of Discontinuance on June 10, 2019, agreed to cease and desist from similar violations, and paid $3,000 in penalties and costs. Franchisee did not request rescission and is now barred from doing so.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 28 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 28 hrs
- Training location
- franchisee location
- Field support
- 40 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- POS system
- Square POS
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Square POS
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
25 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Eight Turn Crepe · FDD (2024) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Eight Turn Crepe franchise?
The total investment to open a Eight Turn Crepe franchise ranges from $206K – $397K, with an initial franchise fee of $40K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Eight Turn Crepe franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Eight Turn Crepe FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $464K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Eight Turn Crepe's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Eight Turn Crepe (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Eight Turn Crepe franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Eight Turn Crepe has 4 total units in the United States, including 2 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 1 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Eight Turn Crepe a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Eight Turn Crepe as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 40 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.