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Cookie Advantage is a 24-unit cookie franchise with 16 franchised and 8 company-owned locations. Software purchasing is controlled at the franchisor level through a mandated proprietary platform called Cookie Advantage Business Software. The addressable market is small and concentrated, with operators mapped across 14 locations and no multi-unit franchisees.
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23 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 6 explicit no's; 5 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to establish and maintain, at your own expense, a bookkeeping, accounting, and recordkeeping system conforming to the requirements, data processing, and cash register systems and formats which we prescribe from time to time.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We have independent access to the electronic information and data generated and stored in your Computer System whether it be remotely, in your Cookie Advantage Business, or from other locations.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
by the day of each month that we may specify, a profit and loss statement for the preceding calendar month, and a year-to-date profit and loss statement and balance sheet; (4) within 90 days after the end of your fiscal year, a fiscal year-end balance sheet, and an annual profit and loss statement for that fiscal year
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Our Affiliate is currently the only approved supplier for the Packaging and the Cookie Advantage Business Software.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
You acknowledge we may modify such specifications and the components of the Computer System from time to time.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
198954.54Item 8
During our last fiscal year, ended December 31, 2025, our Affiliate received $198,954.54 from the sale or lease of products or services to franchisees.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We reserve the right to receive rebates or volume discounts from our purchase of products we may resell to you, and from suppliers in consideration for goods or services that we require or advise you to obtain from approved suppliers.
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
80Item 8
80-90% of purchases and leases required to operate your Cookie Advantage Business will be under our specifications.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
We reserve the right to charge for the reasonable costs of inspection and evaluation of the proposed product, service, or supplier which are estimated to be approximately $100 to $500.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesFranchise agreement
If you would like to purchase any items from any unapproved supplier, then you or the supplier must submit to us a written request for approval of the proposed supplier.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
You acknowledge that we have the sole rights to, and interest in, all Identifiers used by you to promote your Cookie Advantage Business and/or associated with the Marks.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to comply with the then-current Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards, as those standards may be revised and modified by the PCI Security Standards Council, LLC (see www.pcisecuritystandards.org), or any successor organization or standards that we may reasonably specify.
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to present to your customers any evaluation forms we periodically prescribe, and agree to participate in, and/or request your customers participate in, any surveys performed by or on our behalf.
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
To determine whether you and the Franchise are complying with this Franchise Agreement and the standards, specifications, and operating procedures we prescribe for the operation of the Cookie Advantage Business or our agents have the right, at any reasonable time and without advance notice to you, to: (1) inspect the…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
We may modify the Confidential Operations Manual periodically to reflect changes in System Standards (See Section 5 of the Franchise Agreement).
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You must select the site for your Bakery subject to our approval.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
You may not, without our prior written approval, which may be withheld in our sole discretion, develop, maintain, or authorize any website that mentions or describes you, your Cookie Advantage Business, displays any of the Marks, or uses any domain name, address, locator, link, metatag, or search technique with words…
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree not to use any Credit Card Vendor for which we have not given you our prior written approval or as to which we have revoked our earlier approval.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
We currently require you to pay fees and other amounts due to us or our affiliates via electronic funds transfer (“EFT”) or other similar means.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to use in the development and operation of the Franchise the point of sale system and computer terminals systems and operating software we specify from time to time in the Confidential Operations Manual (“Computer System”).
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We have independent access to the electronic information and data generated and stored in your Computer System whether it be remotely, in your Cookie Advantage Business, or from other locations.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We periodically may provide and require that you, your managing owner, and/or your designated manager attend seminars or refresher training programs.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
It is mandatory that you attend any annual conference that we hold.
Cookie Advantage operates 24 total units — 16 franchised and 8 company-owned. Franchised outlets declined 5.882% year over year. The operator footprint is thin: 14 mapped operators across roughly 14 located units, with no multi-unit franchisees. Top states include Oklahoma (2), Texas (2), Utah (1), Arkansas (1), and Minnesota (1). This is a small, concentrated system where every software sale must clear a single franchisor-controlled gate.
Software purchasing is centralized at the franchisor. Item 11 of the FDD requires franchisees to use the Cookie Advantage Business Software and any computer hardware or software the franchisor periodically designates. The President and Vice President own equity in the affiliate that supplies the software and packaging, and that affiliate is currently the only approved supplier for both categories. The franchisor also reserves the right to become an approved supplier for other products and services, including proprietary software it develops and requires franchisees to use.
The FDD mandates Cookie Advantage Business Software, a custom-designed platform supplied exclusively by the franchisor's affiliate. Franchisees must also maintain a personal computer running the latest Windows operating system with a 15-inch or larger flat panel monitor, plus a high-speed internet connection. The Computer System generates reports on Gross Revenue. The filing states that franchisees must use the computer programs and related materials developed for the Cookie Advantage Franchise, including custom designed software that the franchisor periodically designates.
Item 8 establishes an approved-supplier list. Franchisees must purchase Operating Assets — fixtures, furnishings, equipment, signs, and supplies — that conform to standards in the Confidential Operations Manual. Packaging and Cookie Advantage Business Software must be purchased from the franchisor's affiliate, currently the only approved supplier for those categories. Franchisees may propose new suppliers for approval by submitting samples and a written justification. The franchisor reserves the right to receive rebates or volume discounts from suppliers.
Initial franchise terms run 5 years, with one additional 5-year successor term available. Renewal requires franchisees to be in good standing, sign the then-current franchise agreement, update appearance and equipment to the standards required of new franchisees, and pay a renewal fee. That equipment-update clause creates a natural technology refresh window at each renewal.
The embedded PDF below is Cookie Advantage's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. Item 2 names the officers, Item 8 covers supplier restrictions, Item 11 sets technology and training requirements, Item 17 governs renewal and transfer, and Item 20 lists outlets. For a ranked target list of franchise systems that fit your software, talk to FranCloud.
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Operator footprint
13 operators run 13 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| OK | 2 |
|---|---|
| TX | 2 |
| UT | 1 |
| AR | 1 |
| MN | 1 |
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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Read the original filing for definitions, conditions, and qualifications.