Question 1

Is Edible Arrangements or Once Upon A Child cheaper to open?

Accepted Answer

Edible Arrangements costs $213,500–$587,000 and Once Upon A Child costs $355,700–$485,900 to open (FDD Item 7). Edible Arrangements has the lower entry cost.

Question 2

Which earns more, Edible Arrangements or Once Upon A Child?

Accepted Answer

Edible Arrangements reports $538,054 average annual unit revenue vs $1,268,984 for Once Upon A Child (FDD Item 19). Once Upon A Child is higher.

Question 3

Which is safer, Edible Arrangements or Once Upon A Child?

Accepted Answer

SBA 7(a) charge-off rate is 15.0% for Edible Arrangements and 3.6% for Once Upon A Child. Lower is safer, so Once Upon A Child has the stronger loan-repayment record.

Question 4

Which is the better franchise, Edible Arrangements or Once Upon A Child?

Accepted Answer

FranchiseVerdict grades Edible Arrangements C and Once Upon A Child A, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Metric	Edible Arrangements	Once Upon A Child
Verdict Grade	CAverageAverage	AStrongest tierStrongest tier
Investment Range	$214K – $587K	$356K – $486K
Franchise Fee	$30K	$25K
Royalty Rate	5.0%	5.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	$538K	$1.3M
SBA Charge-Off Rate	15.0% (436 loans)	3.6% (228 loans)
Total Units	685	441
Unit Growth (YoY)	N/A	N/A
Year Began Franchising	2001	1993
FDD Year	2025	2026

Edible Arrangements vs Once Upon A Child